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low-pass

low-pass is the alternative spelling of lowpass.

Meaning of lowpass

Adjective

lowpass (not comparable)

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

plurallow-passes

Questions about low-pass

What is low-pass the alternative spelling of?
Low-pass is the alternative spelling of lowpass.

Words near low-pass in the dictionary

  1. low-mindedly
  2. low-mindedness
  3. low-noise block downconverter
  4. low-octane
  5. low-paid
  6. low-pass
  7. low-passes
  8. low-paying
  9. low-performance
  10. low-pitched
  11. low-poly

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