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Meanings of trimmer in English

Russian
подстроечный резистор
Portuguese
trimpot

Miniature adjustable electrical component.

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        подстроечный резистор
        Portuguese
        trimpot

        Capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments.

              trimpot

              A worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs.

                    Joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.

                          Usage of trimmer in English
                          1
                          And he caught up the oars and rowed swiftly towards the trimmer.
                          Red Pottage
                          2
                          She is a trimmer of the seas-theLord Halifax of the ocean.'
                          Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
                          3
                          Under that I could detect the low hum of my beard trimmer.
                          John Dies at the End
                          4
                          As she came out she met the window trimmer at Floman's store.
                          American Fairy Tales
                          5
                          I don't care as long as that trimmer Boreck didn't get it.
                          Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat; Or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
                          6
                          The trimmer switch was bad and that shut down your danus circuit.
                          Mr. Mercedes
                          7
                          Woman is a trimmer; and it is a generous, dangerous and romantic trade.
                          What's Wrong with the World
                          8
                          Halifax was emphatically a trimmer; a trimmer both by intellect and by constitution.
                          Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
                          9
                          My hedge trimmer has rechargeable batteries, which seemed to be a good buy.
                          The Guardian
                          10
                          As he spoke the trimmer gave one jerk and went under.
                          Red Pottage
                          11
                          She may then be promoted to the work of a trimmer.
                          The Canadian Girl at Work: A Book of Vocational Guidance
                          12
                          She said Julia was the best trimmer she had ever had.
                          One Basket
                          13
                          He was very nearly the same size as Dotty but trimmer.
                          The Burgess Bird Book for Children
                          14
                          All I got is two French bulldogs and a beard trimmer.
                          News.com.au
                          15
                          Now, no one on the Flat had a trimmer little place than he.
                          Australia Felix
                          16
                          The great-great-ever-so-great grandfather of Jimmy Skunk was slimmer and trimmer than Jimmy is.
                          Mother West Wind 'Why' Stories
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                          Translations for trimmer
                          Portuguese
                          trimpot
                          Trimmer through the time
                          Trimmer across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
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