dimmer

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noun

A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light

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Meanings

dimmer1

noundimmer (plural dimmers)

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")

dimmer2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of dim: more dim

Origin

dimmer · noun

From dim (verb) + -er.

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dimmer · adjective

From dim (adjective) + -er.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 調光器 /调光器
  • 調光器 /调光器 (tiáoguāngqì)rheostat
Dutch dimmer
  • dimmerrheostat
Finnish himmennin
  • himmenninrheostat
French gradateur, variateur
  • gradateurrheostat
  • variateurrheostat
German Dimmer
  • Dimmerrheostat
Italian reostato, potenziometro
  • reostatorheostat
  • potenziometrorheostat
Japanese 調光器
  • 調光器 (chōkōki)rheostat
Korean 감광(感光) 스위치
  • 감광(感光) 스위치 (gamgwang seuwichi)rheostat
Persian دیمر
  • دیمر (dimer)rheostat
Russian ди́ммер
  • ди́ммер (dímmer)rheostat
Spanish dímer
  • dímerrheostat
Swedish dimmer
  • dimmerrheostat
Turkish dimmer
  • dimmerrheostat

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dimmer

primertrimmersimmerswimmerglimmershimmertremorlimmerstrimmerdweomerflimmerice swimmerjimmerstring trimmer
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Anagrams

rimmed
Cite this entry
APA

dimmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimmer

MLA

“dimmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimmer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimmer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimmer.

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