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low-background

low-background adjective: pertaining to having a significantly lower level of inherent, background radiation than usual.

Adjective

low-background (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to having a significantly lower level of inherent, background radiation than usual.

Words formed from low-background

Questions about low-background

What does low-background mean?
Low-background means pertaining to having a significantly lower level of inherent, background radiation than usual.
What part of speech is low-background?
Low-background is an adjective.

Words near low-background in the dictionary

  1. low wires
  2. low yo-yo
  3. low yo-yos
  4. low%
  5. low-alcohol
  6. low-background
  7. low-background lead
  8. low-background steel
  9. low-beam
  10. low-beams
  11. low-bell

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