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dimmer

dimmer

16 3.4
A device that makes a light brighter or less bright
  • noun
  • /ˈdɪmər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : regulador de intensidad (de luz)
  • To create a cozy atmosphere, consider installing dimmer switches in your living room.
  • dimmer light
  • get dimmer
  • much dimmer

I bought a light dimmer it really didn't work.

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Examples

  • And the light switch for this is over here and it does have a dimmer switch, which is nice.

  • And on the dimmer switch you can turn up the light.

  • OK, next thing I want to do is work on the dimmer and I ordered this dimmer.

  • And check this out, This dimmer switch has been wired in.

  • Mr. Evans, we have the house lights on the dimmer system.

  • The overhead light is on a dimmer switch, and the room is neither bright nor dark.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Richard adjusted the dimmer switch, bathing the room in a soft glow.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Pazzi twists a dimmer on the wall and the lights come down.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • You can adjust the brightness of the lamp using the dimmer switch on the wall.

  • With the dimmer, you can easily set the lights to a softer glow for movie nights.

How Adjustable

rheostat
  • Specialized
1 9.4
dimmer
  • Specialized
16 3.4

Surface Forms

dimmer singular
dimmers plural

Morphology

dimmer = dim (transparent) = dim + er

A straightforward noun formed by the productive English suffix '-er' from the verb 'dim', meaning an instrument or agent that dims.

Etymology

The word dimmer comes from the simple word dim ('not bright') plus the ending -er ('one that' or 'that which'). So a dimmer is 'one that makes a light less bright' and is used to control how bright a lamp is.