different between headlamp vs dimmer

English

Etymology

head +? lamp

Noun

headlamp (plural headlamps)

1. An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
   • 1940, Ralph A. Richardson, Optics and Wheels, General Motors Corporation, p. 13

     The automobile headlamp uses either a parabolic reflector or a slight modification of it to obtain a concentrated light beam.

2. A flashlight worn on the head.

Translations

English

Etymology

dim +? -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?m??/
• Rhymes: -?m?(r)

Noun

dimmer (plural dimmers)

1. A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light
2. A switch used to select between the low and high headlamp beam on a road vehicle. (usually as "dimmer switch", primarily in North America; elsewhere "dipswitch" or "dipper switch")

Related terms

• dimmer switch
• dipswitch
• dipper

Translations

Adjective

dimmer

1. comparative form of dim: more dim

Anagrams

• rimmed

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English dimmer. Equivalent to dimmen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?.m?r/
• Hyphenation: dim?mer
• Rhymes: -?m?r

Noun

dimmer m (plural dimmers)

1. A dimmer (rheostat).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English dimmer.

Noun

dimmer m (definite singular dimmeren, indefinite plural dimmere, definite plural dimmerne)

1. a dimmer switch

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

dimmer m or f

1. indefinite plural of dimme

Verb

dimmer

1. present tense of dimme
2. present tense of dimme

References

• “dimmer” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

dimmer f

1. indefinite plural of dimme

Verb

dimmer

1. present tense of dimma and dimme