low pass

Attenuates high frequencies

A low pass is a route through mountains at relatively low elevation, making crossing easier.

In electronics and audio, a low-pass filter allows frequencies below a certain threshold to pass while blocking higher frequencies—used to remove hiss or smooth signals.

In sports like basketball or soccer, a low pass travels close to the ground: He threaded a low pass through the defenders.

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bass boost · treble · attenuate · equalizer · rolloff · bandwidth · subwoofer · rumble · threshold · signal · audio · audio engineering · hertz · smoothing · blur · muffle · dampen · resonance

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frequency filtering

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Frequency-selective audio circuit

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filter selectivity

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Selective frequency filter

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