plate and frame filter press
- noun
- Specialized
:
prensa de filtro de placas y marcos
- To separate the solid waste from the water, they used a plate and frame filter press in their manufacturing line.
Examples
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The factory installed a new plate and frame filter press to improve its liquid filtration process.
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Thirteen facilities in New York State operate plate and frame filter presses, and only six facilities have vacuum filters.
Academic text (2001) -
During the workshop, we learned how to operate a plate and frame filter press for effective liquid clarification.
Synonyms
A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories
A machine made of many plates that removes solids from liquids
A machine that removes solids from liquids by pushing the liquid through cloth over frames
Surface Forms
Morphology
plate + and + frame + filter + press
The compound meaning is directly derivable from its parts: a 'filter press' that is constructed from alternating 'plate' and 'frame' elements, so a learner who knows 'plate', 'frame', 'filter' and 'press' can compose the concept. Although technical, this is a literal, compositional naming pattern (noun + noun modifiers) common across languages, making the expression immediately understandable to B1 learners familiar with the constituents.
Etymology
The noun plate and frame filter press is named for how it looks and works. Flat plates and frames are stacked like a sandwich and pressed together so liquid is forced through and solids stay trapped, so it is a machine for 'separating solids from liquids'.
