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WAVE FILTER [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioelectricity
  • Electronic Devices
  • Electronics
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

A selective network of resistors, inductors or capacitors which offers comparatively little opposition to certain frequencies or to direct current, while blocking or attenuating other frequencies.

OBS

In optics, the frequency filter is a material selectively absorbing or reflecting wavelengths of light. [ISO/IEC JTC N1746, 1995]

OBS

filter; frequency filter: Terms standardized by CEI; filter, wave filter: Terms standardized by the USA Standards Institute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioélectricité
  • Dispositifs électroniques
  • Électronique
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

Transducteur sélectif ayant une constante d'atténuation négligeable sur une ou plusieurs bandes finies de fréquences et relativement élevée pour toutes les autres fréquences.

OBS

Les filtres d'onde sont utilisés aussi bien en électroacoustique, qu'en optique électronique (ISO/IEC JTCN1746, 1995.

Key term(s)
  • filtre de fréquence

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radioelectricidad
  • Dispositivos electrónicos
  • Electrónica
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
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