pass+through+a+sieve

  • 1pass through — phr verb Pass through is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑current, ↑pipe, ↑pipeline, ↑ray, ↑ripple, ↑route, ↑shudder Pass through is used with these nouns as the object: ↑airport, ↑gut, ↑immigration, ↑ …

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  • 2sieve´like´ — sieve «sihv», noun, verb, sieved, siev|ing. –n. a utensil shaped like a bowl or cup and having holes that let liquids and smaller pieces pass through, but not the larger pieces: »Shaking flour through a sieve removes lumps: We use a sieve to… …

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  • 3sieve — [siv] n. [ME sive < OE sife, akin to Ger sieb < IE base * seip , to drip > SEEP] a utensil having many small meshed or perforated openings, used to strain solids from liquids, to separate fine particles of loose matter from coarser ones …

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  • 4Sieve analysis — A sieve analysis is a practice or procedure used to assess the particle size distribution of a granular material. The size distribution is often of critical importance to the way the material performs in use. A sieve analysis can be performed on… …

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  • 5sieve — sɪv n. device of wire mesh or perforated metal (used for straining, sifting, etc.) v. pass through a sieve …

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  • 6sieve — [[t]sɪ̱v[/t]] sieves, sieving, sieved 1) N COUNT A sieve is a tool used for separating solids from liquids or larger pieces of something from smaller pieces. It consists of a metal or plastic ring with a wire or plastic net underneath, which the… …

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  • 7Sieve — In general, a sieve separates wanted/desired elements from unwanted material using a tool such as a mesh, net or other filtration or distillation methods, but it is also used for classification of powders by particle size, or for size measurement …

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  • 8sieve — n. to pass smt. through a sieve * * * [sɪv] to pass smt. through a sieve …

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  • 9sieve-tube element — noun or sieve tube member : a thin walled elongated living cell that has no nucleus at maturity, is continuous with other similar cells by protoplasmic strands which pass through the perforations of specialized sieve plates, prob. functions… …

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  • 10sieve analysis —    The determination of the particle size distribution of a soil, sediment, or rock by measuring the percentage of the particles that will pass through standard sieves of various sizes [6] …

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