AIR CLEANER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does air cleaner mean? 

• AIR CLEANER (noun)
  The noun AIR CLEANER has 1 sense:

1. a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it

  Familiarity information: AIR CLEANER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AIR CLEANER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

air cleaner; air filter

Hypernyms ("air cleaner" is a kind of...):

filter (device that removes something from whatever passes through it)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air cleaner"):

filter tip (an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke)

Holonyms ("air cleaner" is a part of...):

ventilator (a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)