filter vs low-pass filter

low-pass filter vs filter

filter and low-pass filter both are nouns.

filter is a verb but low-pass filter is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filter	Yes	No	Yes	No
low-pass filter	Yes	No	No	No

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

filter: an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it
low-pass filter: a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value

Other hyponyms of filter include high-pass filter.

filter (noun)	low-pass filter (noun)
device that removes something from whatever passes through it	a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

filter (verb)	low-pass 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 low-pass filter

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