Complete Definition of "brown out"

see|brownout
English

Noun
en-noun|sg=brown out

  1. 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.

Alternative spellings
brown-out
brownout

Verb
en-verb|inf=to brown out|browns out|browning out|browned out

  1. To experience a partial loss of vision having the characteristics of a brownout, to suffer a brownout.

#:The pilot pulled up hard into a tight loop and browned out, losing sight of the target.

Alternative spellings
brown-out

Synonyms
greyout
grey-out
grey out

ru:brown out

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