blue filter

collocation in English

meaningsofblueandfilter

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blue
adjective
uk
/bluː/
us
/bluː/
of the colour of the sky without clouds on a bright day, or a darker or lighter type ...
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filter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪl.tər/
us
/ˈfɪl.tɚ/
any of several types of equipment or devices for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for removing particular types ...
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(Definition ofblueandfilterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblue filter

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Abluefilterbefore the entrance window did cut v and 2v light.
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Thebluefilterhas an effect on both the middle- and long-wavelength pigments.
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Thebluefilter, not surprisingly, increases substantially the stimulation of this pigment.
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Abluefilter, on the other hand, would have a marked effect which is opposite to that of the red filter.
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Abluefilterin front of the entrance window was used to cut any residual v and 2 v light.
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Thebluefilterdoes have a substantial effect on the red-green mechanisms; however, the effect does not involve a change in response polarity.
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Abluefilterhas a fairly pronounced effect but this effect is distinctly different from that of the red filter.
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In the top right picture, the samebluefilteris now applied over the whole scene.
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In the top middle panel, the same picture is displayed but now the red pepper and the tomatoes are overlayed with abluefilterand appear blue0green.
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Frankly, it is terrifying in its complacency—at least if it is viewed without thebluefilter.
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One photo is projected using cyan/bluefilterand the other photo is projected with a red filter.
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A red area will appear brighter when viewed through a red filter and darker when seen through abluefilter.
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Choosing to look through the red filter intensified the images of the ghosts, while thebluefilterremoved them.
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The examiner then uses a cobaltbluefilterto view two green semi circles.
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Some incandescent bulbs specifically marketed as grow lights come with abluefiltercoating which reduces the amount of red light the bulb gives off.
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Thebluefilteris centered around 450 nm and the amber filter lets in light at wavelengths at above 500 nm.
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In contrast, it would appear that green and blue filters have modest suppressive effects.
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The display is illuminated by three white lights, one projected through a red filter, one projected through a green filter, and one projected through abluefilter.
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Thus, red, green, and blue filters would be expected to have quite different effects on parvocellular neurons.
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