LOW-PRESSURE


Meaning of LOW-PRESSURE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

1.

a. : having, employing, exerting, or operating under a relatively small pressure

a low-pressure burner

b. : having or resulting from a low atmospheric pressure

a low-pressure system

a low-pressure storm

— compare cyclone

2. : not strenuous, intense, or aggressive in manner or approach : easygoing

find a wonderfully low-pressure feeling about the whole area — Richard Joseph

low-pressure circulation methods — U.S. News & World Report

a low-pressure and thoroughly diverting report — C.W.Morton

— compare high-pressure

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.