Dimmer switch
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A light switch which can adjust the brightness of the switched lamp from dim to bright, as well as turning it on and off.
"Elder Price: "Well, Elder McKinley, I think it's okay that you're having gay thoughts just so long as you never act upon them." Elder McKinley: "No, because then you're just keeping it down, like a dimmer switch on low (on low), thinking nobody needs to know (Uh-oh!)""
- 2 A switch that changes the headlamps on a motor vehicle from low to high and from high to low beam; a high-beam switch; a brights switch. rare
Example
More examples"Elder Price: "Well, Elder McKinley, I think it's okay that you're having gay thoughts just so long as you never act upon them." Elder McKinley: "No, because then you're just keeping it down, like a dimmer switch on low (on low), thinking nobody needs to know (Uh-oh!)""