(US, idiomatic, colloquial) Small time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.

(US, idiomatic, colloquial) To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost.

(US, slang) Fifteen years.

(mathematics, physics) The study of the dimensions of physical quantities; used to obtain information about large complex systems, and as a means of checking mathematical and physics equations.

the quality, of depth or thickness, that differentiates a solid object from a two-dimensional image of it

(mathematics) (of a vector space) having a basis consisting of a finite number of elements.

A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light

comparative form of dim: more dim

A light switch which can adjust the brightness of the switched lamp from dim to bright, as well as turning it on and off.

A lessening, decrease or reduction. / The act or process of making diminutive. / (music) a compositional technique where the composer shortens the melody by shortening its note values.