Noun: filtration fil'trey-shun
- The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium
"The filtration of water through sand and gravel is a common purification method"
- The act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
"The filtration process removed impurities from the water"
Derived forms: filtrations
Type of: action, activity, change, natural action, natural process
Encyclopedia: Filtration