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FREQUENCE SUBSONIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Acoustics (Physics)
- Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- infrasonic frequency
1, record 1, English, infrasonic%20frequency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sub-audio frequency 2, record 1, English, sub%2Daudio%20frequency
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Frequency] below [that] by which the human hearing apparatus is stimulated, usually about 16 Hz. 3, record 1, English, - infrasonic%20frequency
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frequencies too low to excite the sensation of hearing are known as infrasonic frequencies. 4, record 1, English, - infrasonic%20frequency
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Acoustique (Physique)
- Télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fréquence infrasonore
1, record 1, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20infrasonore
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fréquence infra-acoustique 2, record 1, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20infra%2Dacoustique
correct, feminine noun
- fréquence subsonique 3, record 1, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20subsonique
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fréquence située en deçà de la bande des fréquences audibles. [Définition normalisée par l'AFNOR et reproduite avec son autorisation.] 4, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20infrasonore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
infrasonore : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 5, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20infrasonore
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
fréquence infrasonore : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et reproduit avec son autorisation. 6, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20infrasonore
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Acústica (Física)
- Telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- frecuencia infraacústica
1, record 1, Spanish, frecuencia%20infraac%C3%BAstica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- frecuencia infra-acústica 2, record 1, Spanish, frecuencia%20infra%2Dac%C3%BAstica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Frecuencia por debajo de la gama perceptible por el oído humano. 1, record 1, Spanish, - frecuencia%20infraac%C3%BAstica
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
No confundir con frecuencia infratelefónica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - frecuencia%20infraac%C3%BAstica
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