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- adjective Able to be
dimmed ; able to haveillumination decreased inbrightness .
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Note also that while patents on compact fluorescents have mostly expired, Philips still has the patents on compact fluorescents that are "dimmable" (that is, can be used in combination with conventional light dimmers.)
Rent-seeking and CO2 Emissions, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The LED light bulb fits 5 and 6-inch light fixtures and is completely dimmable, meaning you can replace the usual bulbs you use with a set of these Klipsch ones, which will last for
Gizmodo 2010
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The advanced incandescent bulbs look the same as traditional incandescent bulbs, produce the same amount of light, are dimmable and do not contain mercury.
More Light, Less Heat on the Issue of Efficient Lighting 2011
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This dimmable 12-watt LED replaces a 60-watt incandescent, and according to Philips, will be in stores this December.
Today's bright ideas win 'Lighting for Tomorrow' contest 2010
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All lights in the Middle School were retrofitted with motion sensors and dimmable ballasts.
Veronique Pittman: Students Cut Energy Use By Up to 17% Veronique Pittman 2012
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All lights in the Middle School were retrofitted with motion sensors and dimmable ballasts.
Veronique Pittman: Students Cut Energy Use By Up to 17% Veronique Pittman 2012
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The Leviton Decora 6673 slide dimmer won, in part, because it “optimizes the performance of dimmable CFLs and works with the widest range of dimmable CFLs currently on the market.”
Today's bright ideas win 'Lighting for Tomorrow' contest 2010
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In a press meeting, Samsung executives told us that these new 3D sets have several new features, including side-mounted rather than top- and bottom-mounted LEDs, more dimmable zones, and a new lightguide that can more uniformly distribute light across the entire back of the panel.
Samsung 2011 3D TV lineup: Active 3D TVs, ultra-light Bluetooth glasses, and 3D sound 2011
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Either the thing is so high tech you can't figure out how to put on some tunes, or so low tech that its non-dimmable LED lights keep you up at night.
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All lights in the Middle School were retrofitted with motion sensors and dimmable ballasts.
Veronique Pittman: Students Cut Energy Use By Up to 17% Veronique Pittman 2012
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