dimmer
pronunciation
How to pronounce dimmer in British English:
UK ['dɪmə]
How to pronounce dimmer in American English:
US [ˈdɪmɚ]
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- Noun:
- a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
Word Origin
- dimmer (n.)
- 1822, agent noun from dim (v.). Of mechanisms for reducing the brightness of electric lights, from 1905.
Example
- 1. That is what happens when a cfl is plugged into a socket with a dimmer attached .
- 2. In sparsely inhabited rural areas , prospects are dimmer , but banks stand to reap other benefits .
- 3. At first glance , the chances of peace between arabs and jews in the holy land look dimmer than ever .
- 4. Charlie , kill dimmer four and light one .
- 5. She had become a bona fide dimmer expert .