inf

¹

abbreviation for

1. Mathematics. infimum.

INF

²

[ inf ]

noun

1. European-based U.S. nuclear weapons that were capable of striking the Soviet Union and Soviet ones that could hit Western Europe (usually used attributively):

   INF missiles;

   the 1987 INF Treaty.

Inf.

³

abbreviation for

1. infantry.
2. infuse.

INF

¹

abbreviation for

1. intermediate-range nuclear forces: land-based missiles and aircraft with a range between 500 and 5000 km

inf

²

abbreviation for

1. infinitive
2. informal
3. infra

Word History and Origins

Origin of inf¹

First recorded in 1980–85; abbreviation of I(ntermediate-range) N(uclear) F(orces)

Origin of inf²

Inf. ( def 2 ) < Latin infunde

Word History and Origins

Origin of inf¹

Latin: below; after; later

Example Sentences

Lavrov then argued that U.S. missile defense in Europe were also a concern for Russia in the context of the INF Treaty.

From The Daily Beast

“The INF Treaty is the backbone of protecting Europe from nuclear threats,” said a senior GOP Senate aide.

From The Daily Beast

Eventually, many of the conservatives who opposed the INF treaty came around to support it.

From The Daily Beast

It is remarkable that Dante has copied the same passage, and has the word voltando; Inf.

From Project Gutenberg

But afterwards the said people of Florence were ungrateful and forgetful towards the said Messer Inf.

From Project Gutenberg

And the said Florentine host being at Arezzo, in the old palace of the bishops, for twenty days, they laid Inf.

From Project Gutenberg

Inf., three-year troops, another name for the Coast Artillery.

From Project Gutenberg

Inf., the three-year regiment, deserve the appellation, the Fighting First.

From Project Gutenberg