Dimmer Definition

dĭmər
dimmers
noun
A device, as a rheostat, for dimming an electric light or set of lights.
Webster's New World
A parking light on a motor vehicle.
American Heritage
A low beam.
American Heritage

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")

Wiktionary
adjective

Comparative form of dim: more dim.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • darker
  • bleaker
  • blacker
  • duskier
  • murkier
  • flatter
  • muddier
  • drabber
  • duller
  • cloudier
  • hazier
  • blurrier
  • mistier
  • foggier
  • fuzzier
Antonyms:

Other Word Forms of Dimmer

Noun

Singular:
dimmer
Plural:
dimmers

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