bandstop
|band-stop|
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/ˈbændstɑp/
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/ˈbændstɒp/
block a band of frequencies
Etymology
'bandstop' originates from modern English as a technical compound of 'band' and 'stop', where 'band' in this context denotes a 'range (of frequencies)' and 'stop' means 'to block or prevent'.
'bandstop' developed as a hyphenated technical term 'band-stop' used in mid-20th-century electrical engineering (e.g. 'band-stop filter') and later came to be written without a hyphen in some technical texts as 'bandstop'.
Initially formed simply as a descriptive compound meaning 'stop a band (of frequencies)', it became specialized to refer specifically to filters or responses that attenuate a frequency band.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a filter (or shorthand for a band-stop filter) that attenuates or rejects signals within a specific range of frequencies while passing frequencies outside that range.
We used a bandstop to remove interference at 60 Hz.
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Adjective 1
describing a response or device that rejects a particular frequency band (e.g., a bandstop response or bandstop filter).
The instrument displayed a clear bandstop response around the interference frequency.
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Last updated: 2026/01/11 00:14