Definition of Low-powered

1. Adjective. Having little power to do work. "A low-powered engine"

Similar to: Powerless

Lexicographical Neighbors of Low-powered

low-level
low-level formatting
low-level language
low-level languages
low-level radioactive waste
low-life
low-lives
low-lying
low-maintenance
low-minded
low-necked
low-pitched
low-powered (current term)
low-pressure
low-priced
low-rent
low-resolution
low-rise
low-salt diet
low-set
low-set ear
low-slope roof
low-sodium diet
low-speed
low-spirited
low-spiritedness
low-studded

Literary usage of Low-powered

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The World Flat-globe and International Geographical History of the World by World flat-globe corporation (1919)
"low-powered vessels are assumed to have an average speed of ten knots; ... But, as the low-powered vessels are more influenced by currents than the others, ..."

2. Australia Pilot by United States Hydrographic Office (1920)
"low-powered steamers.—From the Cape of Good Hope steer to the southward to cross the meridian of 20° E. in about lat. 39° S. and proceed to the eastward ..."

3. Bay of Bengal Pilot: Bay of Bengal and the Coasts of India and Siam by United States Hydrographic Office (1916)
"low-powered vessels.—If the south- cast trade is near the Equator, ... low-powered vessels should always take the Inner Route to Torres Strait. As In No. ..."

4. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1917)
"For low powered cars, especially those of short wheelbase, ... (74) ,'f ir = o.io-o.i2 for low powered small cars; r = o.l6 for high powered cars with ..."

5. The Gasoline Automobile: Its Design and Construction by Peter Martin Heldt (1918)
"For low powered cars, especially those of short wheelbase, ... (74) c=0.10-0.12 for low powered small cars; c = 0.16 for high powered cars with carbon steel ..."

6. Future War: An Assessment of Aerospace Campaigns in 2010 by Jeffery R. Barnett (1998)
"Such low-powered jammers could be deployed in large numbers. They could also be mobile (space, air, land). Either technique would make suppression through ..."

7. Principles of Radio Communication by John Harold Morecroft, A. Pinto, Walter Andrew Curry (1921)
"This gap is intended only for the smaller, low-powered sets, due to the difficulty of ... On the low- powered set, the charging voltage is rather low, ..."

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