infra
adverb
below, especially when used in referring to parts of a text.
infra
1 American
[in-fruh]
/ ˈɪn frə /
adverb
infra-
2
American
infra-
1
British
prefix
infra
2
British
/ ˈɪnfrə /
adverb
Etymology
Origin of infra1
1730–40; < Latin infrā; cf. under
Origin of infra-2
< Latin, representing infrā, adv. or preposition
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“To date, we have not detected any material go-live constraint that would cause us to throttle-back our AI revenue estimates for the cloud infra providers.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
The infra push is also something that will have long-term payoffs.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2024
The types of neurofeedback training that Walker practices includes amplitude training, infra low frequency, and Alpha Theta training.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
Gov. Spencer Cox last month, “is to turn the AG folks into road map not a road block on these large infra projects.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2015
Haverfield, quoted by Plummer, ad loc.; cf. infra c.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Cuthbert Bede
For Kant, Intuition was infra- intellectual, but for Bergson it is supra-intellectual.
From Bergson and His Philosophy by John Alexander Gunn
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