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Meaning of dimmer switch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A light switch which can adjust the brightness of the switched lamp from dim to bright, as well as turning it on and off.
  2. 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.
    rare

Examples

“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!)"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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