Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dimmer switch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: dim-mer switch
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A light switch which can adjust the brightness of the switched lamp from dim to bright, as well as turning it on and off.

noun

A switch that changes the headlamps on a motor vehicle from low to high and from high to low beam; a high-beam switch; a brights switch.

Example Sentences

"Elder Price: "Well, Elder McKinley, I think it's okay that you're having gay thoughts just so long as you never act upon them." Elder McKinley: "No, because then you're just keeping it down, like a dimmer switch on low (on low), thinking nobody needs to know (Uh-oh!)""

Inflected Forms

dimmer switches (plural)

Synonyms

dipswitch dipper switch

Questions

What does dimmer switch mean?: A light switch which can adjust the brightness of the switched lamp from dim to bright, as well as turning it on and off.

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