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What (who) is DIM - definition
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DIM; DIm; Dimmed; Dimming; Dim (disambiguation)
Dim
·vi To grow dim.
II. Dim ·superl Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
III. Dim ·vt To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
IV. Dim ·superl Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
dim
¦ adjective (dimmer, dimmest)
1. (of a light or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly.
made difficult to see by darkness, shade, or distance.
(of the eyes) not able to see clearly.
2. not clearly recalled or formulated in the mind: dim memories.
3. informal stupid; unintelligent.
¦ verb (dims, dimming, dimmed) make or become dim.
?N. Amer. dip (a vehicle's headlights).
Phrases
take a dim view of regard with disapproval.
Derivatives
dimly adverb
dimmable adjective
dimmish adjective
dimness noun
Origin
OE dim, dimm, of Gmc origin.
Dimmed
·Impf & ·p.p. of Dim.
Wikipedia
Dim
Dim may refer to:
- Dim, a rhinoceros beetle in the 1998 Disney/Pixar animated film A Bug's Life
- Dim (album), the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band The Gazette
- Dim, Amur Oblast, a rural locality in Amur Oblast, Russia
- Dim, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province
- Nickname of John Wooldridge (1919–1958), British film music composer and Second World War bomber pilot
- A keyword in most versions of the BASIC programming language
- "DiM", a 1998 episode of Dexter's Laboratory
- To dim, verb that means to lower the brightness of light
- .dim, a disk image
- Corporación Deportiva Independiente Medellín, a Colombian football club
- Deportivo Independiente Miraflores, a football club based in the city of Miraflores, Lima, Perú
- 3,3'-Diindolylmethane, an anticarcinogen compound
- Dirección de Inteligencia Militar, the military intelligence agency of Venezuela
The abbreviation dim may refer to:
- Dimension, a measure of how many parameters is sufficient to describe an object in mathematics
- Dimension (vector space), the number of vectors needed to describe the basis in a vector space, in linear algebra
- Diminished triad, a dissonant chord with a minor third and diminished fifth to the root in music theory
- Diminuendo, a word indicating changes of dynamics in music
- Diminutive, a formation of a word
Examples of use of DIM
1. "We believe that the current budget is distorted by the CAP." PROSPECTS DIM Prospects for a deal seem dim.
2. On the menu are green dim sum with pork, green onion and Chinese cabbage; green dim sum with chicken and spinach; and red dim sum with lamb and chicken broth.
3. The blood didn‘t dim Roland and Audrey Caldwell‘s hopes.
4. The gaffes spawned the undeserved soubriquet Dim Wim.
5. Executioners worked in the crowded chamber under dim lights.