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Din vs Dim - What's the difference?

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In obsolete terms the difference between din and dim

is that din is to be filled with sound; to resound while dim is dimly, indistinctly.

In transitive terms the difference between din and dim

is that din is to repeat continuously, as though to the point of deafening or exhausting somebody while dim is to make something less bright.

In intransitive terms the difference between din and dim

is that din is to make a din while dim is to become darker.

As an acronym DIN

is deutsches Institut für Normung. (German Institute for Standardization.

As an adjective dim is

not bright or colorful.

As an adverb dim is

dimly, indistinctly.

din

English

Acronym

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  • Deutsches Institut für Normung. (German Institute for Standardization)
  • A formerly used logarithmic expression of the speed of a photographic film, plate, etc.; high-speed films have high numbers.

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