Low(superl.)
- Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight.
Low(superl.)
- Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence.
Low(superl.)
- Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer.
Low(superl.)
- Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
Low(superl.)
- Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.
Low(superl.)
- Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
Low(superl.)
- Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note.
Low(superl.)
- Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, / (/m), / (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 10, 11.
Low(superl.)
- Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes.
Low(superl.)
- Numerically small; as, a low number.
Low(superl.)
- Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.
Low(superl.)
- Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes.
Low(superl.)
- Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem.
Low(superl.)
- Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison.
Low(adv.)
- In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice.
Low(adv.)
- In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; -- said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.