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- [loh beem]
- /loʊ bim/
- /ləʊ biːm/
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- [loh beem]
- /loʊ bim/
Definitions of low beam words
- noun low beam an automobile headlight beam providing short-range illumination of a road and intended chiefly for use in driving on the streets of cities, towns, etc. 1
- noun low beam the dimmer, shorter-range setting of a vehicle's headlights 0
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Origin of low beam
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
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Parts of speech for Low beam
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
low beam popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
low beam usage trend in Literature
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