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dimmer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɪmɚ] ~ [ˈdɪmɹ̩] (General-American)
  • /ˈdɪmɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈdɪməː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English dim Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English dimmer From dim (verb) + -er.

Meanings

  1. A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light
  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")

Forms

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Relateds

dipper · dimmer switch · dipswitch

Translations (15)

it potenziometro (rheostat) · fr variateur (rheostat) · fr gradateur (rheostat) · fi himmennin (rheostat) · de Dimmer (rheostat) · nl dimmer (rheostat) · ko 감광(感光) 스위치 (rheostat) · it reostato (rheostat) · cmn 調光器 /调光器 (rheostat) · fa دیمر (rheostat) · ja 調光器 (rheostat) · sv dimmer (rheostat) · tr dimmer (rheostat) · ru ди́ммер (rheostat) · es dímer (rheostat)

dimmer en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • [ˈdɪmɚ] ~ [ˈdɪmɹ̩] (General-American)
  • /ˈdɪmɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈdɪməː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English dim Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English dimmer From dim (adjective) + -er.

Meanings

  1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of dim: more dim
    form of dim