brown out
1brown-out — ˈbrown out 7 [brown out] noun (especially NAmE) a period of time when the amount of electrical power that is supplied to an area is reduced …
2brown|out — «BROWN OWT», noun. 1. a dimming of lights, especially in a city, to conserve power or fuel or to reduce danger of aerial attack. 2. Figurative . loss of attention: »She was in a classroom sequence where Gary suffered a mental brownout over Emily… …
3brown out — 1. in. [for the electricity] to fade and dim down. (Something less than a black out.) □ The power kept browning out. □ The lights started to brown out, and I thought maybe I didn’t pay the bill for the juice. 2. n. a period of dimming or fading… …
4brown out — 1. noun Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision. On rising suddenly from her chair she experienced a brown out and had to sit down again quickly. 2. verb To experience a… …
5brown out — transitive verb Etymology: from black out, after English black: brown : to be responsible for a brownout in power shortages browned out much of the nation that winter …
6Brown-Out — Ein Brownout (engl. brownout = Reduzierung der Lichtstärke, Abdunkelung) bezeichnet: In Stromversorgungsnetzen einen kurzzeitigen Spannungseinbruch welcher als Flicker bezeichnet wird und eine Vorstufe eines Stromausfalls sein kann. Das Absinken… …
7brown out — noun (C) AmE a power failure affecting some but not all the electrical lights in an area …
8brown·out — /ˈbraʊnˌaʊt/ noun, pl outs [count] chiefly US : a period when the amount of electricity in an area is reduced because there is not enough for everyone who needs it compare ↑blackout 2 …
9Out of Sight (disambiguation) — Out of Sight may refer to: Out of Sight (song), a 1964 song recorded by James Brown. Out of Sight (1966 film), a 1966 beach party/spy spoof film directed by Lennie Weinrib Out of Sight (TV series), a 1996–1998 British children s television series …
10Out of Sight (song) — For the 1999 song see Guitars (Mike Oldfield album). Out of Sight Single by James Brown from the album Out of Sight …
