Definition of low-yield - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

small output

Rare

producing a small amount or result compared to normal

Rare

This is a low-yield investment.

meager

Noun

military

TECH.

nuclear weapon with small explosive power

TECH.

The treaty bans all low-yield tests.

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Examples of low-yield in a sentence

The mine was abandoned due to low-yield ore.
The arsenal included several low-yield devices.
Experts debated the risks of low-yield deployment.

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French:à faible rendement, arme nucléaire à faible rendement, ...
German:renditeschwach, Niedrigleistungswaffe, ...
Italian:a basso rendimento, arma nucleare a bassa potenza, ...
Spanish:de bajo rendimiento, arma nuclear de bajo rendimiento, ...
Portuguese:de baixo rendimento, bomba de baixo rendimento, ...
Chinese:低收益的, 低当量核武器, ...
Japanese:低収益の, 低出力核兵器, ...
Arabic:قليل العائد, سلاح نووي منخفض القدرة, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל תְּפוּקָה נְמוּכָה, נֶשֶׁק גַּרְעִינִי בַּעַל עָצְמָה נְמוּכָה, ...
Russian:низкодоходный, маломощное ядерное оружие, ...
Ukrainian:низькопродуктивний, ядерна зброя малої потужності, ...
Hindi:कम उपज वाला, कम शक्ति वाला हथियार, ...
Bengali:কম ফলনশীল, কম-বিস্ফোরক পারমাণবিক অস্ত্র, ...
Catalan:de baix rendiment, arma nuclear de baixa potència, ...
Czech:nízkovýnosný, nízkovýkonná jaderná zbraň, ...
Danish:lavudbytte, lav-udbytte-våben, ...
Dutch:lage opbrengst, wapen met lage opbrengst, ...
Greek:χαμηλής απόδοσης, όπλο χαμηλής απόδοσης, ...
Hungarian:alacsony hozamú, kis hatóerejű nukleáris fegyver, ...
Khmer:ទិន្នផលទាប, អាវុធនុយក្លេអ៊ែរផលកម្លាំងផ្ទុះទាប, ...
Korean:수익률이 낮은, 저위력 핵무기, ...
Persian:کم‌بازده, کم‌قدرت هسته‌ای, ...
Polish:o niskiej wydajności, broń o niskiej sile wybuchu, ...
Portuguese (BR):de baixo rendimento, arma nuclear de baixo rendimento, ...
Romanian:cu randament scăzut, armă nucleară cu randament scăzut, ...
Swedish:lågavkastande, lågexplosiv kärnvapen, ...
Thai:ให้ผลตอบแทนน้อย, อาวุธนิวเคลียร์พลังต่ำ, ...
Turkish:düşük verimli, düşük verimli silah, ...
Vietnamese:có lợi suất thấp, vũ khí hạt nhân công suất thấp, ...

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