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dimmer

noun

dim·​mer ˈdi-mər How to pronounce dimmer (audio)
1
: a device for regulating the intensity of an electric lighting unit
2

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Simply toggle a switch on your phone for a brighter or dimmer blaze. Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022 To provide flexibility, Pandit suggested thinking of burnout and stress like a dimmer light rather than something that can be turned on and off with a switch. Cathy Cassata, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 Indian Trail has larger hallways flush with natural lighting; Watson Lane’s halls are more narrow, its lighting artificial and dimmer. Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 10 Aug. 2022 An arriving officer located the suspect, who was attempting to steal a DVD and dimmer. John Benson, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 So many productions this season didn’t, setting their sights instead on scoring political points, to varying success and an even dimmer sense of play. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 In a slightly dimmer indoor space, the images look even more similar. PCMAG, 2 Aug. 2022 The North Star is Polaris, and is actually much dimmer than a lot of its fellow stars. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022 Parhelic circles are usually dimmer farther away from the sun because rays of light must take a tortuous path of internal reflections within each crystal. Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dimmer was circa 1896

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