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Definition of dimmer switch noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dimmer switch

noun

NAmE//ˈdɪmər ˌswɪtʃ//

(also dimmer)

1a switch that allows you to make an electric light brighter or less bright

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2a switch that allows you to make the front lights on a car point downward

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