单词 | low-yield |
释义 | > as lemmaslow-yield low-yield adj. producing little, giving a low return; spec. designating a nuclear weapon with a relatively low explosive force. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > financial loss > [adjective] low-yield1929 loss-making1971 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > [adjective] > nuclear > qualities of clean1956 low-yield1957 strategic1957 tactical1957 small-yield1959 theatre1977 INF1981 1929 Station Bull. 245 (Oregon State Agricultural College) May 6 Yield per acre is a dominant factor in cost, accounting for a difference of approximately 4c per pound between the low-yield and high-yield groups. 1957 Wall St. Jrnl. 25 Jan. 1/3 Only low-yield nuclear tests will be conducted at the Frenchman's Flat Proving Ground. 1959 Times 20 Oct. 19/3 Substantial two-way business in industrial shares partly reflected switching out of low-yield shares into higher yielding second rankers. 1999 D. Haslam Manchester, Eng. 253 Low-yield warheads..can be more discriminating, if planners want to minimize civilian casualties. 2006 D. M. Nielsen & G. L. Nielsen in D. M. Nielsen Pract. Handbk. Environmental Site Characterization (ed. 2) xv. 1048 Two traditional purging and sampling strategies have been used in low-yield wells. < as lemmas |
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