An optical device which only permits the transmission of radiation of wavelengths that are longer than or shorter than a specified wavelength. Usually, the term refers to devices which transmit radiation of wavelengths longer than the specified wavelength.
See: filter (of a radiation)
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2234 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)