filter vs membrane filter

membrane filter vs filter

filter and membrane filter both are nouns.

filter is a verb but membrane filter is not a verb.

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

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

filter: device that removes something from whatever passes through it
membrane filter: a filter made up of a thin film of collodion, cellulose acetate, or other material, available in a wide range of defined pore sizes, the smaller ones being capable of retaining all the known viruses.

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

filter (noun)	membrane filter (noun)
device that removes something from whatever passes through it	a filter made up of a thin film of collodion, cellulose acetate, or other material, available in a wide range of defined pore sizes, the smaller ones being capable of retaining all the known viruses.
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

filter (verb)	membrane 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 membrane filter

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