dimmer

Meanings

Plural: dimmers

Noun

• a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
• A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light
• A switch used to select between the low and high headlamp beam on a road vehicle. (usually as "dimmer switch", primarily in North America; elsewhere "dipswitch" or "dipper switch")

Adjective Satellite

• lacking in light; not bright or harsh
• lacking clarity or distinctness
• offering little or no hope; ; ; - J.M.Synge
• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray

Adjective

• made dim or less bright

Adj

• comparative form of dim: more dim

Synonyms

black, bleak, dense, dim, dimmed, dull, dumb, faint, obtuse, shadowy, slow, subdued, vague, wispy

Antonyms

undimmed

Related Words

dimmer switch, dipper, dipswitch

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