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himmentää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • diaphragm noun The dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that controls breathing.
  • dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
  • extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
  • fade verb To gradually lose colour, brightness, strength, or intensity.
  • muddy adj Covered in, or full of, mud.

Senses

himmentää is used for these senses in English:

  • diaphragm (optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
  • dim (transitive) To make something less bright.
  • extinguish (figurative) To eclipse or obscure (someone or something).
  • muddy To make (a colour) dirty, dull, or muted.
  • turn down (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

diaphragm — full definition

  1. noun The dome-shaped muscle beneath the lungs that controls breathing.
  2. noun A dome-shaped contraceptive device inserted to cover the cervix.
  3. noun A thin, flexible membrane, such as the vibrating part of a speaker or microphone.

dim — full definition

  1. adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
  2. adjective Not very intelligent or quick-witted.
  3. adjective Unclear, faint, or hard to make out.
  4. verb To make something less bright, or to become less bright.

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