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infrasound

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin īnfrābor. English infra- English sound English infrasound From infra- + sound.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: infraqırmızı — low-frequency sound waves
  • Catalan: infrasò — low-frequency sound waves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 次声波 (cìshēngbō) — low-frequency sound waves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 次声 (cìshēng) — low-frequency sound waves
  • Finnish: infraääni — low-frequency sound waves
  • French: infrason — low-frequency sound waves
  • French: infra-son — low-frequency sound waves
  • Georgian: ინფრაბგერა (inprabgera) — low-frequency sound waves
  • German: Infraschall — low-frequency sound waves
  • Irish: infreafhuaim — low-frequency sound waves
  • Japanese: 超低周波音 (chōteishūhaon) — low-frequency sound waves
  • Kazakh: инфрадыбыс (infradybys) — low-frequency sound waves
  • Malay: infrabunyi — low-frequency sound waves
  • Russian: инфразву́к (infrazvúk) — low-frequency sound waves
  • Spanish: infrasonido — low-frequency sound waves
  • Swedish: infraljud — low-frequency sound waves
  • Turkish: infrason — low-frequency sound waves