/loh"lev"euhl/ , adj.
1. undertaken by or composed of members having a low status: a low-level discussion.
2. having low status: low-level personnel.
3. undertaken at or from a low altitude: low-level bombing.
4. Ling. occurring or operating at the phonetic level of linguistic representation or analysis: low-level rules governing assimilation.
[ 1880-85 ]