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lower-powered

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

Meaning of low-powered

Adjective

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

  1. Possessing little power or capacity.
    • To me it seems that extensive investment in relatively low-powered units may have the same ultimate result of motive power shortage as that which afflicts the London Midland Region today, and which has compelled the re-engining of some of the earlier multiple-unit diesel train sets.1958 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 412
  2. Of an instrument, capable of minimal magnification.
    Antonyms:
    high-powered

Questions about lower-powered

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

Words near lower-powered in the dictionary

  1. lower-medium
  2. lower-paid
  3. lower-paying
  4. lower-performance
  5. lower-pitched
  6. lower-powered
  7. lower-pressure
  8. lower-profile
  9. lower-proof
  10. lower-quality
  11. lower-rank

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