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highpass

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English

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Etymology

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From high +‎ pass.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.pɑːs/
  • Hyphenation: high‧pass

Adjective

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highpass (not comparable)

  1. (electronics) Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies below a specified value while passing those above.
    • 1950, Machinery and Production Engineering, volume 77, number 2, Machinery Publishing Company, page 636:
      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, …

Derived terms

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