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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having, working under, or exerting little pressure.
  • adjective Relaxed in attitude, nature, or style; easygoing.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Working with a low degree of steam-pressure: as, a low-pressure engine. See low pressure, under pressure.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure.
  • adjective same as easygoing, 4.
  • adjective a steam engine in which low steam is used; often applied to a condensing engine even when steam at high pressure is used. See Steam engine.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective The opposite of high-pressure, defined by contrast. Uses include: A low-pressure zone in meteorology, a low-pressure steam pipe (which is not as dangerous as a high-pressure one).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not forceful

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