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Adjective: low-beam
  1. Relating to or using the dimmed setting of a vehicle's headlights
    "following with low-beam headlights"
Noun: low beam  low beem
  1. The beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance
    "He switched to low beam when approaching oncoming traffic"

Derived forms: low beams

See also: dim, dimmed

Type of: beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light

Encyclopedia: Low beam