Brownout

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A reduction or cutback in electric power, especially as a result of a shortage, a mechanical failure, or overuse by consumers.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A period of low alternating current line voltage
  • n. Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft).
  • n. a partial reduction in the amount of electric power available to customers in a region, such as by reduction of voltage or selective cutoff of certain customers; -- it occurs for example in summer when the demand for electricity for air-conditioning exceeds the supply, or when power to certain customers is cut off by a severe storm. It is contrasted with blackout, which is the total loss of electrical power in a region.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
    • Antonym
    blackout   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dark    darkness   
    Cross Reference
    blackout    whiteout   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    blackout    dimout    greyout    grayout   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    backlighting   
     
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