bandpass

band·pass
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/ˈbænd.pæs/

noun

A filter that lets through only a specific range of electromagnetic frequencies.

“The engineer designed an active bandpass to pick out the intermediate frequency from the noise.”

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivebandpass (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of band-pass.

    200 Hz is in the passband of a 100-300 Hz bandpass filter, while 50 Hz is in the stopband.

    2013 March 20, endolith, “sampling - BandPass Signal Vs PassBand Signal”, in Signal Processing Stack Exchange
    1 more example

    From the “highpass-lowpass” filter, “bandpass-bandreject” filter, or the flat amplifier, the signal, after suitable amplification with adjustable gain, may be fed to a meter which gives the root mean square value of the voltage, …

    1950, Machinery and Production Engineering, volume 77, number 2, Machinery Publishing Company, page 636
nounbandpass (plural bandpasses)

plural bandpasses

  1. A filter that lets through only a specific range of electromagnetic frequencies.

    The engineer designed an active bandpass to pick out the intermediate frequency from the noise.

    2 more examples

    Our circuit requires a stable bandpass to isolate the audio frequencies from high-frequency interference.

    In other words, the filter is a Bandpass, what signal passes through is a Passband.

    2013 March 20, endolith, “sampling - BandPass Signal Vs PassBand Signal”, in Signal Processing Stack Exchange

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Origin

From band + pass. First emerged in the context of early radio communication; attested in patents filed by Western Electric in 1919.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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