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low-pressure
[loh-presh-er]
adjective
having or involving a low or below-normal pressure, as steam or water.
without vigor or persistence; not forceful or aggressive.
a low-pressure campaign.
quietly persuasive; subtle; indirect.
a low-pressure salesman.
low-pressure
adjective
having, using, or involving a pressure below normal
a low-pressure gas
relaxed or calm
Word History and Origins
Origin of low-pressure1
Example Sentences
“It’s really an unusual low-pressure system pulling in this moist, tropical air from Mexico,” Kittell said.
Another low-pressure system is expected to move through the area Saturday, which could quickly deepen the marine layer.
The Los Angeles area could see more significant rainfall Saturday as a low-pressure system moves in.
“We’re going to be really right back in winter here the next couple of days with two or three pretty cold low-pressure systems coming,” said Mike Wofford, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard.
A buckled jet stream is blocking low-pressure systems and preventing them from reaching the UK.
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