dimmer

See also: Dimmer

English

Etymology

dim +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪməɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɪmə(r)

Noun

dimmer (plural dimmers)

1. A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light
2. 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")

Related terms

• dimmer switch
• dipswitch
• dipper

Translations

Rheostat

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 調光器／调光器, 调光器 (tiáoguāngqì)

• Dutch: dimmer (nl)
• Finnish: himmennin (fi)
• French: gradateur m, variateur (fr) m
• German: Dimmer (de) m
• Italian: reostato (it) m, potenziometro (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 調光器 (ちょうこうき, chōkōki)
• Korean: 감광 스위치 (感光-, gamgwang seuwichi)
• Persian: دیمر
• Russian: ди́ммер (ru) (dímmer)
• Spanish: dímer (es) m, regulador
• Swedish: dimmer (sv) c
• Turkish: dimmer (tr)

Adjective

dimmer

1. comparative form of dim: more dim

Anagrams

• rimmed