filter vs sponge filter

sponge filter vs filter

filter and sponge filter both are nouns.

filter is a verb but sponge filter is not a verb.

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

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

filter: device that removes something from whatever passes through it
sponge filter: Aquaristic filter made of synthetic sponge; comes in various shapes and sizes.

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, membrane filter, denitrator, carbon filter.

filter (noun)	sponge filter (noun)
device that removes something from whatever passes through it	Aquaristic filter made of synthetic sponge; comes in various shapes and sizes.
an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it

filter (verb)	sponge 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 sponge filter

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