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DIMMER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dimmer mean? 

DIMMER (noun)
  The noun DIMMER has 1 sense:

1. a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination

  Familiarity information: DIMMER used as a noun is very rare.


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DIMMER (noun)


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Meaning:

A rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dimmer" is a kind of...):

rheostat; variable resistor (resistor for regulating current)


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