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Definition of Dim

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Dim Dim, v. i. To grow dim. --J. C. Shairp.
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Dim Dim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimming.] 1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse. A king among his courtiers, who dims all his attendants. --Dryden. Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways. --Cowper. 2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of. Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears. --C. Pitt.
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Dim Dim, a. [Compar. Dimmer; superl. Dimmest.] [AS. dim; akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of uncertain origin.] 1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished. The dim magnificence of poetry. --Whewell. How is the gold become dim! --Lam. iv. 1. I never saw The heavens so dim by day. --Shak. Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way. --Wordsworth. 2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse. Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. --Job xvii. 7. The understanding is dim. --Rogers. Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc. Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied; tarnished.

Meaning of Dim from wikipedia

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- dimensions are related by the formula dim K ⁡ ( V ) = dim K ⁡ ( F ) dim F ⁡ ( V ) . {\displaystyle \dim _{K}(V)=\dim _{K}(F)\dim _{F}(V).} In particular, every...