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infra-
infra- from L. infra (adv., prep.) "below, underneath, beneath; later than, smaller, inferior to," from PIE *ndher "under" (Cf. Skt. adnah "below," O.E. under "under, among;" see UNDER (Cf. under)). Opposed to SUPER- (Cf. super-). Its use as a prefix was rare in Latin.

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  • infra- — ♦ Élément signifiant « inférieur », « en dessous de ». infra élément, du lat. infra, au dessous, plus bas . ⇒INFRA , élém. formant Élém. tiré du lat. infra « en dessous de, inférieur », prép. et adv., et qui indique soit une position inférieure à …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • infra — [ ɛ̃fra ] adv. • 1862; mot lat. « au dessous, plus bas » ♦ Didact. Sert à renvoyer à un passage qui se trouve plus loin dans un texte (cf. Ci après, ci dessous). Se reporter infra, page tant. ⊗ CONTR. Supra. ● infra adverbe (latin infra, au… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • infra — in·fra / in frə, ˌfrä/ adv: in the following text: below see textual discussion accompanying note 22 infra D. Q. Posin used in books, articles, and cases to refer the reader to later pages, sections, or footnotes of the text compare idem …   Law dictionary

  • infra- — pref. Exprime a noção de posição inferior.   ‣ Etimologia: latim infra, abaixo de   • Nota: É seguido de hífen quando o segundo elemento começa por vogal, h, r ou s (ex.: infra axilar, infra estrutura, infra hepático, infra renal, infra som) …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • infra — /infra/ (Lat.) Below, under, beneath, underneath. The opposite of supra, above. Thus, we say, primo gradu est supra, pater, mater, infra, filius, filia: in the first degree of kindred in the ascending line, above is the father and the mother,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • infra — /infra/ (Lat.) Below, under, beneath, underneath. The opposite of supra, above. Thus, we say, primo gradu est supra, pater, mater, infra, filius, filia: in the first degree of kindred in the ascending line, above is the father and the mother,… …   Black's law dictionary

  • infra — prefix, under, below, further on, from L. infra (see INFRA (Cf. infra )) …   Etymology dictionary

  • infra — avv. lat. (propr. sotto ). (bibl.) [indicazione che, in un libro, rinvia più avanti in basso] ▶◀ in basso, sotto. ◀▶ in alto, supra.   infra (o in fra) prep. [lat. infra ], lett. 1. [nel mezzo di un determinato spazio o tempo: i. due ruscelli ]… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • infra- — [ınfrə] prefix technical [: Latin; Origin: infra below ] below something in a range ▪ the infra red end of the spectrum →↑ultra …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • infra — prep. Usa se para indicar parte de texto posterior ou mais abaixo (ex.: veja texto infra). = ABAIXO ≠ ACIMA, SUPRA   ‣ Etimologia: latim infra, abaixo de …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • infra... — infra..., Infra...: Die Vorsilbe mit der Bedeutung »unter‹halb›« ist entlehnt aus gleichbed. lat. infra (Adverb und Präposition), einem erstarrten Ablativ (*inferad) des Adjektivs inferus »der Untere«, das dem urverwandten ↑ unter »unterhalb«… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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