Complete Definition of "brownout"

see|brown out
English

Noun
en-noun

  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 brownout and had to sit down again quickly.

  1. A sustained period of low alternating current line voltage

#:When demand for electricty exceeds the available supply, a brownout occurs.

Alternative spellings
brown-out
brown out

Synonyms
greyout
grey-out
grey out

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