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reostato — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dimmer noun A switch or dial that adjusts the brightness of an electric light.

Senses

reostato is used for these senses in English:

  • dimmer A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light
  • potentiometer (electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
  • rheostat (electronics, technology) An electrical resistor, with two terminals, whose resistance is continuously variable by moving a knob or slider.

dimmer — full definition

  1. noun A switch or dial that adjusts the brightness of an electric light.
  2. noun North American term for the switch that toggles a car's headlights between low and high beam.
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