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Definition of Infrasonic
1. Adjective. Having frequencies below those of audible sound.
Definition of Infrasonic
1. Adjective. (context: of sound waves acoustics) Having frequencies below the human audible range ¹
2. Adjective. (context: of a device) Generating or employing such sound waves ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Infrasonic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Infrasonic
1. Denoting those frequencies that lie below the range of human hearing. Origin: infra-+ L. Sonus, sound (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Infrasonic
Literary usage of Infrasonic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International edited by T. J. Casadevall (1995)
"Examples of infrasonic signals recorded aï Kariya, Japan, from the 199! eruptions of
Mî. Pinatubo, Philippines, Traces of the output data from three ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"By using infrasonic data from five stations in the Americas, Craine, Thomas, and
Kuckertz calculated the energy coupled into the air wave by the major ..."
3. Nuclear Legislation, Analytical Study Nuclear Legislation, Analytical Study by Nea (1999)
"Regulation extends to ionising or non-ionising electromagnetic radiation as well
as particle, sonic, infrasonic and ultrasonic radiation [82 Stat. ..."
4. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"... IN SEARCH OF WATER DIRECTED, IT'S THOUGHT, BY GENERATIONAL MEMORY, AND SUMMON
OTHERS FROM MILES AWAY BY infrasonic VOCALIZATIONS INAUDIBLE TO HUMANS. ..."