‖adv. [ L. Cf. Inferior. ] Below; beneath; under; after; -- often used as a prefix. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + axillary. ] (Bot.) Situated below the axil, as a bud. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + branchial. ] (Zool.) Below the gills; -- applied to the ventral portion of the pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + clavicular. ] (Anat.) Below the clavicle; as, the infraclavicular fossa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. infractus; pref. in- not + fractus. p. p. of frangere to break. ] Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Infracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Infracting. ] [ L. infractus, p. p. of of infringere. See Infringe. ] To break; to infringe. [ R. ] Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being broken.[ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. infractio: cf. F. infraction. ] The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation; nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact, rule, or law. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. infracteur. ] One who infracts or infringes; a violator; a breaker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not fragrant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + hyoid. ] (Anat.) Same as Hyosternal (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Below the lower lip; -- said of certain scales of reptiles and fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Infra + lapse: cf. F. infralapsaire. See Lapse. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who consider the decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect as being at the time of election in a fallen and guilty state; -- opposed to Supralapsarian. The former considered the election of grace as a remedy for an existing evil; the latter regarded the fall as a part of God's original purpose in regard to men. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Theol.) Of or pertaining to the Infralapsarians, or to their doctrine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Theor.) The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Infralapsarians. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + marginal. ] Below the margin; submarginal; as, an inframarginal convolution of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + maxillary. ] (Anat.) (a) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary; as, the inframaxillary nerve. (b) Of or pertaining to the lower iaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + median. ] (Zoological Geog.) Of or pertaining to the interval or zone along the sea bottom, at the depth of between fifty and one hundred fathoms. E. Forbes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + mundane. ] Lying or situated beneath the world. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Enfranchise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being infrangible; infrangibleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + grangible: cf. F. infrangible. ] 1. Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as, infrangible atoms. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ He ] link'd their fetlocks with a golden band
Infrangible. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not to be infringed or violated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being infrangible; infrangibility. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + ocular. ] (Zool.) Situated below the eyes, as the antenna of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + orbital. ] (Anat.) Below the orbit; as, the infraorbital foramen; the infraorbital nerve. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Infra + pose. ] To place under or beneath. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Infra + position. ] A situation or position beneath. Kane. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra- + red. ] 1. (Physics) Lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end; -- said of rays having a longer wavelength (and thus less refrangible) than the extreme red rays, specifically those electromagnetic waves having a wavelength of between 700 nanometers and 1 millimeter. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

2. relating to, using, or producing infrared radiation. [ PJC ]

3. affected by infrared radiation; as, infrared detector; infrared film. [ PJC ]

n. [ Infra- + red. ] (Physics) electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of between 700 nanometers and 1 millimeter. Infrared radiation is that electromagnetic radiation lying between the visible spectrum and the longest microwaves. It may be absorbed by matter in a manner specific to the absorbing substance, causing increased vibration of molecules. The infrared absorption spectrum of a chemical compound is often very specific, and the infrared absorption spectrum is therefore used to help identify chemical substances. Infrared radiation is used in certain communication devices, such as television remote controls and communication devices between computers or between computers and peripherals. [ PJC ]

a. [ Infra + scapular. ] (Anat.) Beneath the scapula, or shoulder blade; subscapular. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + spinal. ] (Anat.) (a) Below the vertebral column, subvertebral. (b) Below the spine; infraspinate; infraspinous.

{ } a. [ Infra + spinate, spinous. ] (Anat.) Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + stapedial. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the stapes. -- n. The infrastapedial part of the columella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + sternal. ] (Anat.) Below the sternum; as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of the stomach. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + temporal. ] (Anat.) Below the temple; below the temporal bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + territorial. ] Within the territory of a state. Story. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + trochlear. ] (Anat.) Below a trochlea, or pulley; -- applied esp. to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.

{ } n. [ L. infrequentia scantiness : cf. F. infrequence. ] 1. The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as, the infrequence of his visits. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The solitude and infrequency of the place. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. infrequens : cf. F. infrequent. See In- not, and Frequent. ] Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual. [ 1913 Webster ]

The act whereof is at this day infrequent or out of use
among all sorts of men. Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Not frequently; rarely. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. infrigidatus, p. p. of infrigidare to chill. See 1st In-, and Frigid. ] To chill; to make cold; to cool. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. infrigidatio. ] The act of chilling or causing to become cold; a chilling; coldness; congelation. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Infringed p. pr. & vb. n. Infringing ] [ L. infringere; pref. in- in + frangere to break. See Fraction, and cf. Infract . ] 1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law, right, or contract. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the first that did the edict infringe,
Had answered for his deed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius. Golding. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or law; to injure; to offend. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as, to infringe upon the rights of another. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution. [ 1913 Webster ]

The punishing of this infringement is proper to that
jurisdiction against which the contempt is. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special privilege; a trespass. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who infringes or violates; a violator. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. infructuosus. See In- not, and Fruit. ] Not producing fruit; unfruitful; unprofitable. [ R. ] T. Adams. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not frugal; wasteful; as, an infrugal expense of time. J. Goodman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not bearing fruit; not fructiferous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Computers) 1. A large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room. At any given point in development of computer technology, the mainframe will be faster, have large main memeory, and be more capable than a minicomputer, which will in turn be faster and more capable than a personal computer. The typical personal computer in 1999 is faster than a mainframe was in 1970.
Syn. -- mainframe computer. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. The board holding the CPU and the memory forming the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached. [ WordNet 1.5 ]