"low-grade" meaning in English

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "high-grade"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "low-grade fever"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lower grade",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowest grade",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lower grade",
        "sup": "lowest grade"
      },
      "expansion": "low-grade (comparative lower grade, superlative lowest grade)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1961 September, “Talking of Trains: Greater scope for steam”, in Modern Railways, page 517:",
          "text": "Were the possibilities of improving the efficiency of British Railways' steam locomotives by making the best use of the reasonably satisfactory low-grade lump coal available today, and thereby saving more high-grade locomotive coal, borne in mind when it was decided to go ahead rapidly with replacement of steam traction?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of inferior quality."
      ],
      "id": "en-low-grade-en-adj-DEzwd6jc",
      "links": [
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dolnokačestven",
          "sense": "of inferior quality",
          "word": "долнокачествен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of inferior quality",
          "word": "huonolaatuinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "of inferior quality",
          "word": "minderwertig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "tarantāḻnna",
          "sense": "of inferior quality",
          "word": "തരംതാഴ്ന്ന"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nizkosórtnyj",
          "sense": "of inferior quality",
          "word": "низкосо́ртный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nizkopróbnyj",
          "sense": "of inferior quality",
          "word": "низкопро́бный"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "en:Medicine",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Healthcare",
            "Sciences",
            "Health",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental"
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
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        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
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        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
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        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
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          "name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
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          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
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          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
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          "name": "Terms with Malayalam translations",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2023 February 8, Emma C. Tovey Crutchfield, Sarah E. Garnish, Jessica Day, Holly Anderton, Shene Chiou, Anne Hempel, Cathrine Hall, Komal M. Patel, Pradnya Gangatirkar, Katherine R. Martin, Connie S. N. Li Wai Suen, , Alexandra L. Garnham, Andrew J. Kueh, Ian P. Wicks, John Silke, Ueli Nachbur, Andre L. Samson, James M. Murphy, Joanne M. Hildebrand, “MLKL deficiency protects against low-grade, sterile inflammation in aged mice”, in Cell Death & Differentiation, volume 30, →DOI, pages 1059–1071:",
          "text": "These studies have identified a novel role for MLKL in aging, revealing a delay in the age-related reduction in circulating lymphocytes and a protection from chronic, low-grade, sterile inflammation in female Mlkl^(–/–) aged mice.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 June 29, Elizabeth S. Mayne, Jaya A. George, Susan Louw, “Assessing Biomarkers in Viral Infection”, in Application of Omic Techniques to Identify New Biomarkers and Drug Targets for COVID-19, Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 159–173:",
          "text": "Elevated cytokine levels in chronic viral infections are attributed to a number of stimuli. In HIV infection, chronic activation has been linked to ongoing low-grade viral replication, presence of opportunistic infections, and microbial translocation.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 May 31, Shuliang Ge, Jinhang Wen, Swee-Tian Quek, Wilfred C. G. Peh, “Imaging of Shoulder Infection”, in Medical Radiology, Springer, →DOI, pages 1–22:",
          "text": "Clinical Presentation\nPatients with septic arthritis or osteomyelitis classically present acutely with localized pain and swelling, joint stiffness, low-grade fever, chills, anorexia, and malaise.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Minor"
      ],
      "id": "en-low-grade-en-adj-VxfDm4Gd",
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "Minor",
          "minor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) Minor"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "munḵafiḍ ad-daraja",
          "sense": "medicine",
          "word": "مُنْخَفِض الدَّرَجَة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "31 69",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "medicine",
          "word": "geringgradig"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "low grade"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "lowgrade"
    }
  ],
  "word": "low-grade"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "high-grade"
    }
  ],
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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Arabic translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Malayalam translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "low-grade fever"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lower grade",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lowest grade",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lower grade",
        "sup": "lowest grade"
      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1961 September, “Talking of Trains: Greater scope for steam”, in Modern Railways, page 517:",
          "text": "Were the possibilities of improving the efficiency of British Railways' steam locomotives by making the best use of the reasonably satisfactory low-grade lump coal available today, and thereby saving more high-grade locomotive coal, borne in mind when it was decided to go ahead rapidly with replacement of steam traction?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of inferior quality."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Medicine"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2023 February 8, Emma C. Tovey Crutchfield, Sarah E. Garnish, Jessica Day, Holly Anderton, Shene Chiou, Anne Hempel, Cathrine Hall, Komal M. Patel, Pradnya Gangatirkar, Katherine R. Martin, Connie S. N. Li Wai Suen, , Alexandra L. Garnham, Andrew J. Kueh, Ian P. Wicks, John Silke, Ueli Nachbur, Andre L. Samson, James M. Murphy, Joanne M. Hildebrand, “MLKL deficiency protects against low-grade, sterile inflammation in aged mice”, in Cell Death & Differentiation, volume 30, →DOI, pages 1059–1071:",
          "text": "These studies have identified a novel role for MLKL in aging, revealing a delay in the age-related reduction in circulating lymphocytes and a protection from chronic, low-grade, sterile inflammation in female Mlkl^(–/–) aged mice.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 June 29, Elizabeth S. Mayne, Jaya A. George, Susan Louw, “Assessing Biomarkers in Viral Infection”, in Application of Omic Techniques to Identify New Biomarkers and Drug Targets for COVID-19, Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 159–173:",
          "text": "Elevated cytokine levels in chronic viral infections are attributed to a number of stimuli. In HIV infection, chronic activation has been linked to ongoing low-grade viral replication, presence of opportunistic infections, and microbial translocation.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 May 31, Shuliang Ge, Jinhang Wen, Swee-Tian Quek, Wilfred C. G. Peh, “Imaging of Shoulder Infection”, in Medical Radiology, Springer, →DOI, pages 1–22:",
          "text": "Clinical Presentation\nPatients with septic arthritis or osteomyelitis classically present acutely with localized pain and swelling, joint stiffness, low-grade fever, chills, anorexia, and malaise.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Minor"
      ],
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        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "Minor",
          "minor"
        ]
      ],
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        "(medicine) Minor"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "low grade"
    },
    {
      "word": "lowgrade"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dolnokačestven",
      "sense": "of inferior quality",
      "word": "долнокачествен"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of inferior quality",
      "word": "huonolaatuinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of inferior quality",
      "word": "minderwertig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "tarantāḻnna",
      "sense": "of inferior quality",
      "word": "തരംതാഴ്ന്ന"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nizkosórtnyj",
      "sense": "of inferior quality",
      "word": "низкосо́ртный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nizkopróbnyj",
      "sense": "of inferior quality",
      "word": "низкопро́бный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "munḵafiḍ ad-daraja",
      "sense": "medicine",
      "word": "مُنْخَفِض الدَّرَجَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "medicine",
      "word": "geringgradig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "low-grade"
}