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infrasound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
in-fra-sound
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sound waves having a frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin īnferō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English sound English infrasound From infra- + sound.

Usage

Inflected Forms

infrasounds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

infrasonic infrasonics

Antonyms

ultrasound

Questions

What does infrasound mean?
Sound waves having a frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz).
Where does infrasound come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin īnferō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English sound English infrasound From infra- + sound.

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