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highpass

Syllables: high·passUS/ˈhaɪ.pɑːs/

highpass adjective: describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies below a specified value while passing those above.

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

Origin of highpass

From high + pass.

Words formed from highpass

Phrases with highpass

Questions about highpass

What does highpass mean?
Highpass means describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies below a specified value while passing those above.
What part of speech is highpass?
Highpass is an adjective.
How do you pronounce highpass?
Highpass is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.pɑːs/ (US).

Words near highpass in the dictionary

  1. highness
  2. highnesse
  3. highnesses
  4. highpad
  5. highpads
  6. highpass
  7. highpass filter
  8. highpass filters
  9. highpasses
  10. highpoint
  11. highpointer

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