low-tech
/ˌləʊ ˈtek/adjective
उच्चारण लो टेक
साधारण तकनीक वाला, कम तकनीक वाला
Core word
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not using the most modern technology or methods
साधारण तकनीक वाला, कम तकनीक वाला
- A low-tech solution such as a clay water filter can work very well.
- The village school uses low-tech methods because it has no electricity.
- A bucket and rope is a low-tech but reliable way to draw water.
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- Farmers there prefer low-tech tools that are cheap to repair.
- The museum uses low-tech displays that even small children can understand.
Opposite high-tech
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
low-tech + noun
Placed before a noun to describe a method, tool or product that uses simple, old or basic technology.
Noun के पहले आकर ऐसी विधि, उपकरण या उत्पाद को बताता है जो सरल, पुरानी या बुनियादी technology का उपयोग करे।
- Farmers still use low-tech methods such as bullock carts.
- A pencil is a low-tech but reliable tool.
be low-tech
After be, it says that something does not depend on advanced machines or software.
'Be' के बाद यह बताता है कि कोई वस्तु उन्नत मशीनों या software पर निर्भर नहीं है।
- The village school is low-tech, with only a blackboard and chalk.
low-tech versus high-tech
It is often contrasted with high-tech to compare simple and advanced solutions.
सरल और उन्नत समाधानों की तुलना के लिए इसे प्रायः high-tech के विपरीत रखा जाता है।
- Sometimes a low-tech fix works better than a high-tech one.
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low-tech + noun
solutionmethodfarmingdevicealternativeapproach
- A clay pot is a low-tech way to keep water cool.
verb + low-tech
preferremainchoosestaygo
- Many teachers prefer to stay low-tech and use chalk.
adverb + low-tech
deliberatelyrefreshinglydecidedlyrelatively
- The deliberately low-tech classroom had no screens.
low-tech + industry
low-tech industrylow-tech manufacturinglow-tech tools
- Handloom weaving is a low-tech industry that employs millions.
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- The low-tech water filter made of sand and charcoal helped the village.
रेत और कोयले से बने साधारण जल फिल्टर ने गाँव की मदद की।
- Radhika used a low-tech method of flashcards to revise vocabulary.
राधिका ने शब्दावली दोहराने के लिए flashcards की साधारण विधि अपनाई।
- The shopkeeper keeps accounts in a low-tech paper ledger.
दुकानदार साधारण कागजी बही में हिसाब रखता है।
- Low-tech does not always mean low quality.
Low-tech का अर्थ हमेशा घटिया गुणवत्ता नहीं होता।
- During the power cut, we played a low-tech game of cards.
बिजली जाने पर हमने ताश का साधारण खेल खेला।
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✗ This machine is more low-tech than that.
✓ This machine is lower-tech than that.
Compound adjectives like low-tech usually form the comparative with lower-tech or are replaced by simpler.
Low-tech जैसे compound adjective का comparative प्रायः 'lower-tech' बनता है या उसकी जगह 'simpler' लिखा जाता है।
✗ They solved the problem with a low technology method.
✓ They solved the problem with a low-tech method.
Use the compound adjective low-tech before a noun, not 'low technology'.
Noun के पहले compound adjective 'low-tech' आता है, 'low technology' नहीं।
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These describe simple things, but they judge them differently.
ये सरल वस्तुओं को बताते हैं, पर उनका मूल्यांकन अलग ढंग से करते हैं।
Using simple or basic technology; neutral.
सरल या बुनियादी technology का उपयोग; तटस्थ।
- A low-tech pump.
Very basic and old-fashioned, often suggesting backwardness.
बहुत बुनियादी और पुराने ढंग का, प्रायः पिछड़ेपन का संकेत।
- They lived in primitive conditions.
Following methods handed down over time, not necessarily simple.
समय से चली आ रही विधियों का पालन करने वाला, जरूरी नहीं कि सरल हो।
- A traditional loom.