Infra meaning

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Inferior to, below, or beneath.

Infrasonic.

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Below; beneath.

Infrared.

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See below; referring to the placement of a particular citation or assertion in a text.
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(law) Used to refer to something discussed later.
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(civil engineering, informal) Infrastructure.
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Origin of infra

  • < L adv. & prep. infra, below: see under

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

  • From Latin īnfrā below n̥dher- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowed from Latin infra, below

    From Wiktionary

  • Shortened form of infrastructure

    From Wiktionary

Infra Sentence Examples

  • The municipal archives contain interesting documents of the whilom imperial chamber (see infra).

  • The highest office in connexion with the Cinque Ports is that of the lord warden, who also acts as governor of Dover Castle, and has a maritime jurisdiction (vide infra) as admiral of the ports.

  • When peculiars were abolished (vide infra) the dean of Arches disappeared, and his title, in the 19th century, was erroneously given to the official principal.

  • In 1438 the council of Basel took away all papal original jurisdiction (save in certain reserved cases - of which infra), evocation of causes to Rome, appeals to Rome omisso medio, and appeals to Rome altogether in many causes.

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