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low-level

low-level

33 3.8
Not very strong and present in small amounts
  • adjective
  • /ˈloʊˌlɛvəl/
translation icon : de baja intensidad
  • The strongest predictor for field trip learning was a low level in pretest knowledge scores.
  • very low levels
  • report low levels
  • associated with low levels

They throw out now low levels of the blood cells.

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Examples

  • The Blackfeet reservation, in northwest Montana, is poor and geographically isolated, with low levels of educational attainment.

    Academic text (2017)
  • You know, very low level of vibration and we can change it.

  • In addition, I use low level white noise.

  • That's a very low level kind of relation.

  • They can operate at low levels and sort of background levels.

  • I can extend my low level skill to what I've seen other people do.

  • So it's this low level randomness that allows for adaptation.

  • The published works were predominantly low-level, retrospective research consisting of small patient groups.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Future research should concentrate on the effects of long-term, low-level exposure and adverse outcomes in nonoccupational, asbestos-exposed populations.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The study revealed that the patients experienced low-level symptoms of the disease.

Synonyms

low
vslow-level
1.0

Not enough in amount or level

is small in degree or intensity without implying insufficiency
minimal
vslow-level
196 3.3

Very small in amount or degree

is small in degree or intensity but not necessarily the absolute smallest
low-key
vslow-level
  • Informal
10 7.4

A little and not obvious

is about small amount or intensity without implying restraint or understatement
low-powered
vslow-level
1 3.7

A device or signal that uses little energy and is not very strong

describes small amount or low intensity more broadly, not only power use
subnormal
vslow-level
1 6.4

Lower than the normal level in amount or quality

is about small amount or low intensity without implying abnormal status
lowish
vslow-level
3.0

Slightly below the usual amount, level, or sound

is small in amount or intensity rather than only a slight reduction

Antonyms

573 3.7

A very strong feeling or quality you feel deeply

How Intense

intense
573 3.7
strong
1.0
moderate
415 3.3
low-level
33 3.8
minimal
196 3.3

Surface Forms

low-level positive

Morphology

low-level = low + level (transparent) = low + level

Composed from 'low' + 'level' to mean low in intensity or degree; the derivation is clear and inferable.

Etymology

The word low-level comes from low ('not strong') and level ('amount' or 'degree'). This gives the idea of only a small amount, so low-level noise, worry, or radiation means only a little of it.