band-pass filter

[ band-pas, -pahs ]

nounElectricity, Electronics.
  1. a filter that attenuates all frequencies except those of a specific band, which it amplifies.

Origin of band-pass filter

1
First recorded in 1920–25

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British Dictionary definitions for band-pass filter

band-pass filter

noun
  1. electronics a filter that transmits only those currents having a frequency lying within specified limits: Compare high-pass filter, low-pass filter

  2. an optical device, consisting of absorbing filters, for transmitting electromagnetic waves of predetermined wavelengths

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