band-pass filter

[ band-pas, -pahs ]

/ ˈbændˌpæs, -ˌpɑs /

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noun Electricity, Electronics.

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

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Origin of band-pass filter

First recorded in 1920–25

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How to use band-pass filter in a sentence

We are overwhelmed with data from every quarter, and our capacity to filter fact from fraud is limited.
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If users want to send naughty photos with a veil of privacy, opt for the pixilated shower door filter.
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By using some sort of filter—like, perhaps, a universally understood saying—the trait is more easily conveyed.
Scotland’s ‘Yes’ Campaign and the Myth of Scottish Equality|Noah Caldwell|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Basically, my mother said with a touch of embarrassment, everyone else seemed to have a filter, so they bought one, too.
Are Water Filters B.S.?|Michael Schulson|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Somehow, though, I doubt that consumers rush out of the grocery store filter aisle and straight to the testing authorities.
Are Water Filters B.S.?|Michael Schulson|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In quantitative work the chemist aims to precipitate this green sulphide, which is more easily collected on a filter.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The whole is then well stirred, collected on a filter, drained, and dried.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
After 24 hours filter the liquor, and evaporate to a pilular consistence.
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Dissolve and filter off the liquid from the precipitate, and dilute to proper standard.
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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 limitsCompare high-pass filter, low-pass filter

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

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