dimmer

In 1930, Dutch physicist Frits Zernike realized that light passing through biological material changes in more ways than simply becoming brighter or dimmer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Throw in a flat-plane crankshaft, low-inertia turbos and equal-length exhaust runners and you’ve got a hurricane on a dimmer switch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Those observations will inform an aspirational future mission — the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which aims to view Earth-like planets more than 1 billion times dimmer than their host stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

Actor, singer and "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane wrote on X that "the world is a dimmer place without her."

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

As with the previous pair of pictures, many of the features visible by ordinary light were much dimmer in this one, and so were the curtains of radiance in the sky.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

If you have them, look for diffusers and bulbs that offer warm colors — for LEDs, the color temperature should be a warm white of about 2,700 Kelvin — and make sure you have dimmers.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

In addition to turning off your lights whenever possible, motion sensors, dimmers, and shields for light fixtures that direct nighttime glare downward can help reduce light pollution.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 14, 2024

With dimmers, movement sensors and more, the tools exist to light our nights differently.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023

As such, Ikea made the decision to make “steering devices” like dimmers and switches the primary means for controlling Ikea’s smart bulbs.

From The Verge ● May 25, 2022

Down on the road an occasional truck passed by with its dimmers on.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson