1
: a device for regulating the intensity of an electric lighting unit
2
: low beam
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That’s a smidge under the maximum 250 nits of brightness from the monitor’s spec page and much dimmer than most IPS gaming monitors.
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PCMAG, 24 Mar. 2025
But the oldest galaxies are expected to be smaller and dimmer because the universe was much smaller at the time.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Just below them and a little to the left is a third dimmer star.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
With Earth's shadow cast over it, the moon appears to us to be dimmer and more reddish than usual.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
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PCMAG, 24 Mar. 2025
But the oldest galaxies are expected to be smaller and dimmer because the universe was much smaller at the time.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Just below them and a little to the left is a third dimmer star.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
With Earth's shadow cast over it, the moon appears to us to be dimmer and more reddish than usual.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dimmer
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“Dimmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dimmer. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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