Definition of Brownout

1. Noun. Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft).

Exact synonyms: Blackout, Dimout
Category relationships: Aircraft
Generic synonyms: Dark, Darkness
Derivative terms: Black Out

Definition of Brownout

1. Noun. A period of low alternating current line voltage ¹

2. Noun. Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brownout

1. a power reduction [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brownout

brownish-yellow
brownish yellow
brownishly
brownishness
brownism
brownist
brownmillerite
brownness
brownnesses
brownnose
brownnosed
brownnoser
brownnosers
brownnoses
brownnosing
brownout (current term)
brownouts
browns
browns out
brownshirts
brownstone
brownstoned
brownstones
browntail
browntop
browntops
brownwort
brownworts
browny
browridge

Literary usage of Brownout

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hydropower 2002: Reclamation's Energy Initiative (1994)
"A brownout results in lights dimming and motor-driven devices slowing down. A standard unit for measuring the quantity of heat required to raise the ..."

2. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Noise One item of note: Like all bad things, a blackout doesn't come alone—it's accompanied by its friends: sag, surge, and brownout. A typical blackout is ..."

3. Defend Your Data!: Guide to Data Recovery by David J. Stang (1991)
"3 brownout — A long-term (minutes or hours) condition of undervoltage, ... Short term, computers may operate satisfactorily during a brownout, ..."

4. The Constitutional Year Book (1905)
"The action, however, against which il was directed has never bjen rep atcd- though threats of the kind were (brownout at the time of the Reform struggle of ..."

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