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lower-rank

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

Meaning of low-rank

Adjective

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

  1. Of coal, that is in the early stages of coalification, and that has undergone minimal metamorphic alteration.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see low, rank.

Questions about lower-rank

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

Words near lower-rank in the dictionary

  1. lower-powered
  2. lower-pressure
  3. lower-profile
  4. lower-proof
  5. lower-quality
  6. lower-rank
  7. lower-rent
  8. lower-resolution
  9. lower-seeded
  10. lower-status
  11. lower-toned

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