filter vs diffusing screen

diffusing screen vs filter

filter and diffusing screen both are nouns.

filter is a verb but diffusing screen is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No
diffusing screen	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, diffusing screen is a hyponym of filter; that is, diffusing screen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than filter:

filter: device that removes something from whatever passes through it
diffusing screen: a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it

Other hyponyms of filter include air cleaner, air filter, bacteria bed, coffee filter, drain basket, filter bed, fuel filter, light filter, oil filter, strainer, water filter, glass wool, diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr, membrane filter, denitrator, sponge filter, carbon filter.

filter (noun)	diffusing screen (noun)
device that removes something from whatever passes through it	a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

filter (verb)	diffusing screen (verb)
remove by passing through a filter
pass through
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

Difference between filter and diffusing screen

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