inf

Mathematics. infimum.

Nearby words

inextinguishable, inextirpable, inextricable, inextricably, inez, inf, inf., infallibilism, infallibility, infallibility, papal, infallible

Definition for inf (2 of 4)

INF

[ inf ]

/ ɪnf /

noun

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.

Origin of INF

I(ntermediate-range) N(uclear) F(orces)

Definition for inf (3 of 4)

Inf.

infantry.

infuse.

Origin of Inf.

(def 2) < Latin infunde

Definition for inf (4 of 4)

ad inf.

or ad infin

ad infinitum.

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Examples from the Web for inf

Lavrov then argued that U.S. missile defense in Europe were also a concern for Russia in the context of the INF Treaty.
Russian Foreign Minister: We Can’t Get Assad to Do Anything|Josh Rogin|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The INF Treaty is the backbone of protecting Europe from nuclear threats,” said a senior GOP Senate aide.
U.S. Knew Russia Violated Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty|Josh Rogin|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Eventually, many of the conservatives who opposed the INF treaty came around to support it.
START Treaty: What Republicans Can Learn From Reagan|Stanley A. Weiss|December 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Unfortunately the Confederates were taking some of the wagons with them as they drew back; and it remained for the 1st Inf.
The Old First Massachusetts Coast Artillery in War and Peace|Frederick Morse Cutler

This seems to be the best supported opinion; but some say that it was where Inf.
Villani's Chronicle|Giovanni Villani
The only other occasion on which their course is taken to the right hand is at Inf.
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri
But the passage in Dante which Chaucer here especially imitates is that in Inf.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer
This was a man very greedy of money, and a simoniac, which sold in his court every Inf.
Villani's Chronicle|Giovanni Villani

British Dictionary definitions for inf (1 of 2)

inf

abbreviation for

infinitive

informal

infra

Word Origin for inf

Latin: below; after; later

British Dictionary definitions for inf (2 of 2)

INF

abbreviation for

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

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