WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
low-lev•el
(lō′lev′əl),USA pronunciation adj.
- undertaken by or composed of members having a low status:a low-level discussion.
- having low status:low-level personnel.
- undertaken at or from a low altitude:low-level bombing.
- Phonetics[Ling.]occurring or operating at the phonetic level of linguistic representation or analysis:low-level rules governing assimilation.
- 1880–85
'low-level' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
assembly language
- background
- high-level waste
- hypo-
- intermediate-level waste
- low-level language
- low-level waste
- preamplifier
- programming language
- balloon barrage
- basal
- clean room
- dead end
- depression
- entry-level
- foot soldier
- garden apartment
- hedgehop
- humble
- hypoglycemia
- lowland