Meanings
- 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 Exchange1 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
plural bandpasses
- 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.
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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
Synonyms & antonyms
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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