Associations to the word «Sieve»

SIEVE, noun. A device to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

SIEVE, noun. A process, physical or abstract, that arrives at a final result by filtering out unwanted pieces of input from a larger starting set of input.

SIEVE, noun. (obsolete) A kind of coarse basket.

SIEVE, verb. To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.

SIEVE CELL, noun. One of the long, slender, conducting cells of the phloem that do not form a constituent element of a sieve tube, but which are provided with relatively unspecialized sieve areas, especially in the tapering ends of the cells that overlap those of other sieve cells. Sieve cells are typically associated with gymnosperms.

SIEVE CELLS, noun. Plural of sieve cell

SIEVE OF ERATOSTHENES, noun. (mathematics) An ancient algorithm for finding prime numbers that works by discarding multiples from a list of potential primes.

SIEVE PLATE, noun. (botany) A structure of tiny apertures present in adjacent sieve walls that enable the movement of fluids inside the phloem.

SIEVE, noun. A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.

SIEVE, verb. Examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants".

SIEVE, verb. Check and sort carefully; "sift the information".

SIEVE, verb. Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour".

SIEVE, verb. Distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates".