filter vs light filter

light filter vs filter

filter and light filter both are nouns.

filter is a verb but light filter is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No
light filter	Yes	No	No	No

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

filter: device that removes something from whatever passes through it
light filter: 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, diffusing screen, oil filter, strainer, water filter, glass wool, diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr, membrane filter, denitrator, sponge filter, carbon filter.

filter (noun)	light filter (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)	light filter (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 light filter

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