Dimmer vs Regulator - What's the difference?
dimmer | regulator |
A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light
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")
(dim)
A device that controls or limits something.
A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
As nouns the difference between dimmer and regulator
is that dimmer is a rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light while regulator is a device that controls or limits something.As an adjective dimmer
is comparative of dim.dimmer
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(wikipedia dimmer) (en noun)Adjective
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*regulator
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(wikipedia regulator)Noun
(en noun)- The voltage regulator stopped working and the resulting overload destroyed the device.