dimmer

n. device for regulating the intensity or brightness of a light; someone or something that dims

adj. dark; faint, indistinct

For the New Zealand band, see Dimmer (band) Dimmers are devices used to vary the brightness of a light. By decreasing or increasing the RMS voltage and hence the mean power to the lamp it is possible to vary the intensity of the light output. Although variable-voltage devices are used for various purposes, the term dimmer is generally reserved for those intended to control lighting.
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Noun
1. a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
(hypernym) rheostat, variable resistor
(derivation) darken, dim

Verb
1. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
(synonym) dip
(hypernym) change intensity
2. become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"
(synonym) darken
(hypernym) change intensity
(derivation) dimmer
3. become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
(hypernym) change
4. make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
(hypernym) darken
5. make dim by comparison or conceal
(synonym) blind
(hypernym) darken
6. become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
(synonym) blur, slur
(hypernym) weaken
(hyponym) obliterate, efface
Adjective
1. lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
(synonym) subdued
(similar) dark
2. lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
(synonym) faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
(similar) indistinct
3. made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
(synonym) dimmed
(similar) low-beam(a)
4. offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"
(synonym) black, bleak
(similar) hopeless
5. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
(synonym) dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
(similar) stupid

n. dimmer, device for regulating the intensity or brightness of a light; someone or something that dims

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