color filter

noun

: filter sense 2b

Examples of color filter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Using a light green color filter will help increase the visibility of the vast storm, while an orange filter will help bring out detail in the gas giant's sweeping cloud belts. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Thanks to the color filter, the unlit screen is darker and grayer than dedicated grayscale ereaders like the ordinary Kindle Scribe. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Its Advanced Color ePaper technology, for example, uses colored particles rather than relying on a conventional LCD-style color filter array. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 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

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