1. a range of frequencies that are allowed to pass through a filter or electronic device while blocking frequencies outside that range
Usage: technical; electronics and signal processing

1. relating to or designed to allow a specific range of frequencies to pass while attenuating others
Usage: technical; electronics and signal processing

Examples

• The bandpass filter allows only frequencies between 1 kHz and 10 kHz to pass through.
• A radio receiver uses a bandpass circuit to select the desired station frequency.
• The audio system has a bandpass response optimized for human speech.
• Engineers designed the bandpass amplifier to reject noise outside the target frequency range.
• The sensor's bandpass characteristics determine which wavelengths it can detect.