high-pass filter

[ hahy-pas ]

noun

, Electricity, Electronics.

1. a filter that allows high-frequency electromagnetic signals to pass while rejecting or attenuating others below a specific value.

high-pass filter

noun

1. electronics a filter that transmits all frequencies above a specified value, substantially attenuating frequencies below this value Compare low-pass filter band-pass filter

Example Sentences

With a maze of controls he called "the rat's nest," Somer was able to divide a monophonic recording into two separate sound tracks, generally using a high-pass filter to channel the high-frequency violins and winds to the left, a low-pass filter to place the low-frequency instruments to the right.

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