Meaning & use

infrasonic

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Relating to sound waves with a frequency too low for the human ear to detect.

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Elephants communicate over long distances using infrasonic rumbles below human hearing.

Scientists used infrasonic sensors to detect the distant volcanic eruption.

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Infrasonic contrasts with ultrasonic, which refers to frequencies too high for humans to hear; both lie outside the normal audible range.

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