"dimmer" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɪmɚ/ [General-American], /ˈdɪmə(ɹ)/ [UK]
Rhymes: -ɪmə(ɹ) Etymology: From dim (adjective) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|dim|er|id2=comparative|pos1=adjective}} dim (adjective) + -er Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} dimmer
  1. comparative form of dim: more dim Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: dim (extra: more dim)
    Sense id: en-dimmer-en-adj-~mIfHlIG Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 30 32 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪmɚ/ [General-American], /ˈdɪmə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: dimmers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪmə(ɹ) Etymology: From dim (verb) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dim|er|id2=agent noun|pos1=verb}} dim (verb) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} dimmer (plural dimmers)
  1. A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light Translations (rheostat): 調光器 (Chinese Mandarin), 调光器 (tiáoguāngqì) (Chinese Mandarin), dimmer (Dutch), himmennin (Finnish), gradateur [masculine] (French), variateur [masculine] (French), Dimmer [masculine] (German), reostato [masculine] (Italian), potenziometro [masculine] (Italian), 調光器 (chōkōki) (alt: ちょうこうき) (Japanese), 감광(感光) 스위치 (gamgwang seuwichi) (Korean), دیمر (dimer) (Persian), ди́ммер (dímmer) [masculine] (Russian), dímer [masculine] (Spanish), regulador [masculine] (Spanish), atenuador [masculine] (Spanish), reóstato [masculine] (Spanish), reostato [masculine] (Spanish), dimmer [common-gender] (Swedish), dimmer (Turkish)
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  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")
    Sense id: en-dimmer-en-noun--3eYFzD3 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (comparative), Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (comparative): 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 53 47
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Related terms: dimmer switch, dipswitch, dipper
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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}

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      "ipa": "/ˈdɪmɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɪmə(ɹ)/",
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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