in·au·di·ble

[in-aw-duh-buhl]
adjective
not audible; incapable of being heard.

Origin:
1595–1605; in-3 + audible

in·au·di·bil·i·ty, in·au·di·ble·ness, noun
in·au·di·bly, adverb
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inaudible (ɪnˈɔːdəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not loud enough to be heard; not audible
 
inaudi'bility
 
n
 
in'audibleness
 
n
 
in'audibly
 
adv

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Inaudible is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
The pulsing pressure causes the brake to vibrate at a higher, inaudible
  frequency.
He dropped it, there was an invisible, inaudible explosion of neutrons but
  everybody knew.
People may one day be able to hear what are now inaudible sounds, scientists
  say.
Some of what she said was inaudible in the ballroom.
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