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lower-level

lower-level is the comparative form of low-level.

Meaning of low-level

Adjective

low-level (comparative lower-level, superlative lowest-level)

  1. Relatively unimportant.
    • The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't.
  2. Not intense.
    • The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure.
  3. Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
    • The assembler generates low-level code.
  4. Detailed.
  5. Situated or occurring at a lower level.
    • It remains a key part of the busy Strathclyde railway system, with its high-level platforms served by trains to Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and England, and its low-level platforms a key artery at the heart of the busiest commuter network outside London.2021 September 22, “National Rail Awards 2021: Glasgow Central - Network Rail”, in RAIL, number 940, page 47

Questions about lower-level

What is lower-level the comparative form of?
Lower-level is the comparative form of low-level.

Words near lower-level in the dictionary

  1. lower-grade
  2. lower-growing
  3. lower-heeled
  4. lower-income
  5. lower-IQ
  6. lower-level
  7. lower-lying
  8. lower-medium
  9. lower-paid
  10. lower-paying
  11. lower-performance

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