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sub·au·di·ble | \ ˌsəb-ˈȯ-də-bəl 
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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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The first known use of subaudible was in 1837
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