infrasonic
1
8.9
Very low sound waves that people cannot hear
- adjective
- /ˌɪnfrəˈsɒnɪk/
- Specialized
:
infrasonido
- Elephant communication often relies on infrasonic waves to travel long distances that are inaudible to humans.
- infrasonic microphones
- infrasonic signals
Examples
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She bellows into the air, sending out a sound wave that rings across the Savannah, but it travels even further through the earth as infrasonic rumbles.
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The infrasonic sounds produced by the storm were detected by specialized equipment, indicating its intensity.
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Scientists study infrasonic waves to understand natural phenomena, such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
Synonyms
1
7.6
Too high or too low for people to hear
is limited to sounds with frequencies below human hearing, not above
How High
ultrasonic
11
6.4
- Specialized
11
6.4
high frequency
21
4.1
21
4.1
midrange
1
5.3
- Specialized
1
5.3
low frequency
16
4.5
16
4.5
infrasonic
1
8.9
- Specialized
1
8.9
Surface Forms
infrasonic positive
Morphology
Etymology
Infrasonic comes from infra- meaning 'below' and sonic meaning 'sound', as in the everyday word sonic or the phrase 'sonic boom'. So infrasonic describes sounds that are 'below' what humans can hear.