low
- noun
- /loʊ/
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- The forecast predicts a cold front with a low of 25 degrees for the weekend.
Examples
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So watch what happens where this zone kicks in, has low air pressure.
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The low has moved offshore, high pressure has come in.
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Over the past 24 hours, the polar low maintained its position and strength.
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Well, the point is that clouds form when air rises because when air rises, it moves to lower pressure.
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A deepening low will produce winds to 40 miles an hour.
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To the south of the low is a comma cloud that is associated with upper level disturbance.
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Savings rates may drop to record lows amid overcapacity in housing, plants, and public infrastructure.
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So there's a low pressure center here, let's say above the boundary layer where there's no friction.
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Outsourced labor combined with advancements in shipping, manufacturing, and logistics has dropped the cost of consumer products to an all-time low.
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Our night at Mesa Verde was our coldest yet, with lows reaching below 20°F.
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Synonyms
An area of low air pressure that often brings stormy weather
Antonyms
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An area where air pressure is stronger than nearby, often bringing clear weather
Idioms
Compounds
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A loan or card that charges only a small extra amount for borrowing money
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A radio frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz used for communication
A lower setting in a vehicle that gives more power and less speed for starting and climbing
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Someone who has little factual knowledge and follows simple slogans rather than facts
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Using a low amount of electricity to reduce the risk of electric shock
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Radio waves below 3 kilohertz that scientists and the military use for long-distance communication and measurement
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A range of very low radio waves used for communication over long distances, for example by submarines
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A small particle in the blood that carries cholesterol and increases heart disease risk when levels are high
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Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
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A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
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An explosive that burns slowly and does not make a strong shock wave like black powder
A group of about eighty coral islands in French Polynesia that are part of the Tuamotu Islands
A low evergreen bush with glossy leaves and black berries that grows in the southeastern United States
A group of German dialects spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands and Denmark
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Forms of Latin used after the ancient period, especially in the Middle Ages
A low-lying region in western Europe near the North Sea made up of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
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A speech sound made with the tongue low in the mouth, like the 'a' in 'cat'
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A style of sculpture where shapes stand out a little from a flat background with no part fully separate
Exercise with gentle movements like swimming or cycling that does not put much stress on the joints
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Etymology
Low for weather (a 'low') is short for 'low pressure' and comes from the adjective meaning 'not high', so a 'low' is where the air pressure is lower than around it and it often brings clouds and rain. That's why meteorologists call it a 'low'.