low
adjective
/ˈloʊ/
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/ˈləʊ/
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- (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.
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bas
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- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
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bas,
petit,
faible
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- (especially in, _, biology) Simple in complexity or development.
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bas,
petit,
abject
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- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
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bas,
faible,
petit
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bas,
calme
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- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
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abject,
bas,
faible,
petit
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- 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.
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abject,
bas,
petit
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- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
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déprimé
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- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- 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.
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grave,
bas
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low
noun
/ˈloʊ/
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/ˈləʊ/
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- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
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dépression,
basse pression
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- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
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dépression
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- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
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première
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low
adverb
/ˈloʊ/
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/ˈləʊ/
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- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (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.
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bas
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