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low-beam

low-beam

4.0
A headlight set to point down to avoid blinding other drivers
  • adjective
  • /loʊ biːm/
  • US
translation icon : luz de cruce
  • Use low-beam lights.

Examples

  • Please switch to low-beam headlights when driving through the city at night.

  • It is safer to use low-beam lights in foggy weather.

  • Many cars automatically change from high-beam to low-beam when they detect oncoming traffic.

  • Please switch to low-beam headlights when driving at night.

  • When driving at night, make sure to use your low-beam headlights to avoid blinding other drivers.

  • The car's low-beam lights illuminated the road without causing glare for oncoming traffic.

  • Using low-beam headlights is essential in foggy conditions to see clearly without reflecting light back at you.

Antonyms

high beam
  • US
5 3.5

A bright headlight setting that lights far ahead for night driving

How High

high beam
  • US
5 3.5
low-beam
  • US
4.0

Surface Forms

low-beam positive

Morphology

low-beam = low + beam (transparent) = low + beam

A learner who knows 'low' and 'beam' can directly infer 'low-beam' as a beam of light directed lowwards.

Etymology

Low-beam is made from low ('down') and beam ('a ray of light'), like in sunbeam. So, it refers to a headlight setting that points the light down to avoid dazzling other drivers.