band-pass filter
[ band-pas, -pahs ]
nounElectricity, Electronics.
a filter that attenuates all frequencies except those of a specific band, which it amplifies.
Origin of band-pass filter
1First recorded in 1920–25
Words Nearby band-pass filter
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British Dictionary definitions for band-pass filter
band-pass filter
noun
electronics a filter that transmits only those currents having a frequency lying within specified limits: Compare high-pass filter, low-pass filter
an optical device, consisting of absorbing filters, for transmitting electromagnetic waves of predetermined wavelengths
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