infrasound
3
8.2
- noun
- /ˈɪnfrəˌsaʊnd/
- Specialized
:
infrasonido
- The seismologists analyzed infrasound from underground explosions, which provided crucial data for their monitoring efforts.
- infrasound waves
- infrasound microphone
- infrasound signatures
Examples
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Researchers discovered that elephants use infrasound to communicate over long distances, as it travels further than higher-frequency sounds.
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Could musical communication be rendered more precise with infrasound, thus bringing the whole of music a second radical step forward?
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Perhaps infrasound could add a new dimension to rock music.
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WB: Well, infrasound is sound below the level of hearing.
Blog text (14) -
Infrasound sets up vibrations in the body and nervous system.
Blog text (14) -
Seismological instruments detect tremors in the earth, hydroacoustic devices pick up the waterborne sound waves, and infrasound equipment monitors atmospheric sound waves.
Academic text (2000) -
During the storm, we recorded infrasound produced by the strong winds, which helped us understand the system's intensity.
How High
- Specialized
13
3.7
6
4.1
- Specialized
1
4.0
3
4.5
- Specialized
3
8.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word infrasound starts with the part infra- meaning 'below' and ends with sound, just like in infrared. So infrasound means sound waves 'below' human hearing, very low tones that animals and special sensors use to send and detect signals.