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high-pass

high-pass is the alternative spelling of highpass.

Meaning of highpass

Adjective

highpass (not comparable)

  1. Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies below a specified value while passing those above.
    • 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

Forms of high-pass

pluralhigh-passes

Questions about high-pass

What is high-pass the alternative spelling of?
High-pass is the alternative spelling of highpass.

Words near high-pass in the dictionary

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  3. high-occupancy vehicles
  4. high-octane
  5. high-paid
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  8. high-paying
  9. high-performance
  10. high-performance liquid chromatography
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