color filter

noun

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These false-color filters reveal a wide variety of features. Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026 However, in 2017, the Lomography team launched its Simple Use Reloadable Film Camera – which has become a range that has steadily but deliberately moved more toward everyday use without the previous wild color filters and unpredictable (and costly) results. New Atlas, 1 Apr. 2026 On iPhones, adjust the color filter in your settings. ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026 Instead, CoE technology integrates the color filter directly onto the thin protective layer of the OLED. Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 10 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for color filter

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First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of color filter was in 1891

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“Color filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20filter. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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