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