sub·au·di·ble
| \ ˌsəb-ˈȯ-də-bəl
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variants:
or sub-audible
Definition of subaudible
1
: too quiet or obscured to be heard clearly : inaudible or barely audible
… swaying in time with the rhythm, whisper-singing along at a subaudible level …— Karen Ravn … subaudible messages, i.e. auditory stimuli which are played at a low volume and under … music, ocean waves, etc. so that they cannot be heard.— Geoffrey P Lantos
2
: infrasonic sense 1
subaudible tones/frequencies
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“Subaudible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subaudible. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of subaudible was in 1837
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