"light switch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light switches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light switch (plural light switches)
  1. A switch, usually mounted on a wall in a building, used to turn the light or another appliance such as a fan on and off. Wikipedia link: light switch Related terms: dimmer switch, DPST, two-way switch, three-way switch, intermediate switch (english: four-way switch), toggle switch Translations (switch used to turn the light on or off): قَاطِعَة (qāṭiʕa) [feminine] (Arabic), выключа́льнік (vyključálʹnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), 電燈開關 /电灯开关 (diàndēng kāiguān) (Chinese Mandarin), vypínač [masculine] (Czech), lichtknopje [neuter] (Dutch), valokatkaisija (Finnish), interrupteur (French), Lichtschalter [masculine] (German), ljósrofi [masculine] (Icelandic), کِلیدِ لامْپ (kelid-e lâmp) (Iranian Persian), interruttore [masculine] (Italian), 電灯のスイッチ (dentō no suitchi) (alt: でんとうのスイッチ) (Japanese), 전등 스위치 (jeondeung seuwichi) (Korean), 라이트 스위치 (raiteu seuwichi) (Korean), прекинувач (prekinuvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), гэрлийн унтраалга (gerliin untraalga) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), lysbryter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), włącznik światła [masculine] (Polish), interruptor [masculine] (Portuguese), întrerupător [neuter] (Romanian), comutator [neuter] (Romanian), выключа́тель (vyključátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), vypínač [masculine] (Slovak), interruptor [masculine] (Spanish), lysknapp [common-gender] (Swedish), ljusknapp [common-gender] (Swedish), вимика́ч (vymykáč) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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