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low adjective

  /ˈloʊ/ , /ˈləʊ/
  • (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
 matala, alhainen, ala-
  • Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
 matala, alhainen
  • (especially in, _, biology) Simple in complexity or development.
 matala, alhainen, ala-arvoinen, yksinkertainen
  • Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
 matala, alhainen, vaatimaton
  • Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
  • Humble, meek, not haughty.
 alhainen, ala-arvoinen
  • Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
 alhainen, ala-arvoinen, heikko
  • Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
 alhainen, matala, vaatimaton
  • Quiet; soft; not loud.
 matala, hiljainen
  • Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
 alakuloinen
  • (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
  • (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
 matala
  • (now, rare) Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple. [from 17th c.]
 niukka
  • (of an, automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
 pieni

lower verb

  /ˈloʊ.ɚ/ , /ˈləʊ.ə/
  • (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
  • (transitive) To depress as to direction
 laskea
  • (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
 alentaa
  • (intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
 alentaa, alentua, laskea, vajeta
  • (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
 alentaa, laskea
  • (reflexive) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
 alentua
  • (computing, transitive) To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
 laskea, madaltaa

low adverb

  /ˈloʊ/ , /ˈləʊ/
  • Close to the ground.
  • (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
 matala
  • Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
 matala, halvalla
  • Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
 halvalla
  • With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
 hiljaa
Lower Saxony
Ala-Saksi
lower lip
alahuuli
lower house
alahuone
Lower Sorbian
alasorbi
lower case
gemena, pienaakkonen, pieni kirjain
Lower Egypt
Ala-Egypti
lower class
alaluokka
lower reaches
alajuoksu
rear admiral (lower half)
lippueamiraali
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