Low-level

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relatively unimportant.

    "The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't."

  2. 2
    Not intense.

    "The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure."

  3. 3
    Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.

    "The assembler generates low-level code."

  4. 4
    Detailed.
  5. 5
    Situated or occurring at a lower level.

    "It remains a key part of the busy Strathclyde railway system, with its high-level platforms served by trains to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and England, and its low-level platforms a key artery at the heart of the busiest commuter network outside London."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lower in rank or importance wordnet
  2. 2
    occurring at a relatively low altitude wordnet
  3. 3
    not intense wordnet
  4. 4
    at a low level in rank or importance wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
at the coal facebrass tackscouchantdebaseddepresseddetails

Example

More examples

"Since people suffering from low-level blood sugar disorder lack the ability to suppress their emotions, they easily get frightened and angry."

Etymology

From low + level.

Related phrases

low-level language

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