infra
1 Americanadverb
prefix
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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“We expect renewed investor interests as GLW’s Optical segment opportunities further scale and as the company positions itself as a clean, growth-oriented AI infra investment story,” Yang wrote.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
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
When, just before the war, Christian X. and Queen Alexandrina visited Belgium on their accession the German propagandists in Scandinavia were shocked; it was infra dig.
From Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning by Maurice Francis Egan
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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