"infrasound" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infrasounds [plural]
Etymology: From infra- + sound. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|infra|sound}} infra- + sound Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} infrasound (countable and uncountable, plural infrasounds)
  1. (physics) Sound waves having a frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz). Wikipedia link: infrasound Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: infrasonic, infrasonics Translations (low-frequency sound waves): infraqırmızı (Azerbaijani), infrasò [masculine] (Catalan), 次声波 (cìshēngbō) (Chinese Mandarin), 次声 (cìshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), infraääni (Finnish), infrason [masculine] (French), infra-son [masculine] (French), ინფრაბგერა (inprabgera) (Georgian), Infraschall [masculine] (German), infreafhuaim [feminine] (Irish), 超低周波音 (chōteishūhaon) (alt: ちょうていしゅうはおん) (Japanese), инфрадыбыс (infradybys) (Kazakh), infrabunyi (Malay), инфразву́к (infrazvúk) [masculine] (Russian), infrasonido [masculine] (Spanish), infraljud [neuter] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "超低周波音"
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