"dimmer switch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dimmer switches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dimmer switch (plural dimmer switches)
  1. A light switch which can adjust the brightness of the switched lamp from dim to bright, as well as turning it on and off. Synonyms: dipswitch, dipper switch
    Sense id: en-dimmer_switch-en-noun-MD21OsEJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27
  2. (rare) A switch that changes the headlamps on a motor vehicle from low to high and from high to low beam; a high-beam switch; a brights switch. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-dimmer_switch-en-noun-vXo9Nba0

Inflected forms

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