highpass

high·pass
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US/ˈhaɪ.pɑːs/

adjective

Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies below a specified value while passing those above.

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Meanings

adjectivehighpass (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebusinessDescribing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies below a specified value while passing those above.

    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

Origin

From high + pass.

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