color filter

noun

: filter sense 2b

Examples of color filter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chip designers add a color filter array (CFA) to the silicon to capture color. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

House experiments with tons of surreal techniques that make the film feel like a bizarre dream — there are wacky transitions, stylized backdrops, bursts of stop-motion and hand-drawn animation, wild color filters, jarring soundtrack choices, and dizzying camera movements. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026

Yet color filters used to signal a warp in reality or an escalation in Max’s behavior feel too on the nose. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 June 2026

During a series of expeditions from 2022 to 2024, a team of archaeologists used high-definition photography, color filter algorithms, spectroscopes and other high-tech tools to examine the markings. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for color filter

• kilter
• quilter

Kids Definition

color filter

noun

: filter entry 1 sense 3

Medical Definition

color filter

noun

: filter sense 3b