Meanings
comparative lower-level · superlative lowest-level
- Relatively unimportant.
The low-level bureaucrat couldn't help us and his boss could have but wouldn't.
- Not intense.
The low-level radiation released won't kill you immediately, but avoid long term exposure.
- computingOf, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
The assembler generates low-level code.
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot intense
adjectiveat a low level in rank or importance
adjectiveoccurring at a relatively low altitude
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Esperanto malaltnivela
- malaltnivelacode or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction
Polish na niskim szczeblu
- na niskim szczeblucode or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction
Portuguese de baixo nível
- de baixo nívelcode or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction
Spanish de bajo nivel
- de bajo nivelcode or statement corresponding to a single machine instruction
Cite this entry
low-level. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-level
“low-level.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-level. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “low-level,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/low-level.
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