band-pass filter

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Definitions of band-pass filter words

noun band-pass filter a filter that transmits only those currents having a frequency lying within specified limits 3
noun band-pass filter an optical device, consisting of absorbing filters, for transmitting electromagnetic waves of predetermined wavelengths 3
noun band-pass filter a filter which will pass frequencies within a desired range but will virtually cut out all other frequencies 3
noun band-pass filter a filter that attenuates all frequencies except those of a specific band, which it amplifies. 1

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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