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bandpass en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbænd.pæs/

Etymology

From band + pass. First emerged in the context of early radio communication; attested in patents filed by Western Electric in 1919.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of band-pass.
    alt of band-pass
    • 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:
    • 200 Hz is in the passband of a 100-300 Hz bandpass filter, while 50 Hz is in the stopband. 2013 March 20, endolith, “sampling - BandPass Signal Vs PassBand Signal”, in Signal Processing Stack Exchange:

bandpass en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbænd.pæs/

Etymology

From band + pass. First emerged in the context of early radio communication; attested in patents filed by Western Electric in 1919.

Meanings

  1. A filter that lets through only a specific range of electromagnetic frequencies.
    • Our circuit requires a stable bandpass to isolate the audio frequencies from high-frequency interference.
    • In other words, the filter is a Bandpass, what signal passes through is a Passband. 2013 March 20, endolith, “sampling - BandPass Signal Vs PassBand Signal”, in Signal Processing Stack Exchange:
    • The engineer designed an active bandpass to pick out the intermediate frequency from the noise.

Forms

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Antonyms

bandstop

Relateds

highpass · passband · lowpass