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infrasound

infrasound noun: sound waves having a frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz).

Noun

infrasound (countable and uncountable, plural infrasounds)

  1. Sound waves having a frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz).
    • Elcor speech is ponderous and monotone. Among themselves, scent, slight movements, and subvocalized infrasound convey shades of meaning that make a human smile seem as subtle as a fireworks display. Since their subtlety can lead to misunderstandings with other species, the elcor often go out of...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Elcor Codex entry

infrasound meaning in Malay

infrasound in Malay

low-frequency sound waves
infrabunyi

Antonyms of infrasound

Forms of infrasound

pluralinfrasounds

Origin of infrasound

From infra- + sound.

Questions about infrasound

What does infrasound mean?
Infrasound means sound waves having a frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz).
What is infrasound in Malay?
Infrasound in Malay is infrabunyi. See Infrasound meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is infrasound?
Infrasound is a noun.
What is the plural of infrasound?
The plural of infrasound is infrasounds.

Words near infrasound in the dictionary

  1. infrasizers
  2. infraslow
  3. infrasonic
  4. infrasonically
  5. infrasonics
  6. infrasound
  7. infrasounds
  8. infraspecies
  9. infraspecific
  10. infraspecific epithet
  11. infraspecific epithets

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