Term: dimmer: a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
Candidate hypernym: rheostat: resistor for regulating current → 1
Candidate hypernym: achras: tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: gladiolus: the large central part of the breastbone → 0
Candidate hypernym: laryngoscope: a medical instrument for examining the larynx → 0
Candidate hypernym: paleness: being deficient in color → 0
Candidate hypernym: ivory coast franc: the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast → 0
Candidate hypernym: gratuity: an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation → 0
Candidate hypernym: woodwind family: (music) the family of woodwind instruments → 0
Candidate hypernym: chamaeleontidae: Old World chameleons; in some classifications they are considered a superfamily of Sauria → 0
Candidate hypernym: costal groove: groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are → 0
Candidate hypernym: rheology: the branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter → 0