"brownout" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: brownouts [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from brown out, by analogy with blackout. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|brown out}} Deverbal from brown out, {{m|en|blackout}} blackout Head templates: {{en-noun}} brownout (plural brownouts)
  1. A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination. Synonyms: dimout Translations (a period of low alternating current line voltage): πτώση τάσης (ptósi tásis) [feminine] (Greek), calo di tensione [masculine] (Italian), hiko tāngangao (Maori), прова́л напряже́ния (provál naprjažénija) [masculine] (Russian), просадка (prosadka) [feminine] (Russian), baja de voltaje [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-brownout-en-noun-aZJdIvpZ Categories (other): English deverbals Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 22 22 15 18 Disambiguation of 'a period of low alternating current line voltage': 55 5 18 9 13
  2. Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision. Synonyms: grayout, greyout Coordinate_terms (all senses): blackout Translations (temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision): потемне́ние в глаза́х (potemnénije v glazáx) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-brownout-en-noun-VLNgYnw- Categories (other): English deverbals Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 22 22 15 18 Disambiguation of 'all senses': 14 27 18 19 22 Disambiguation of 'temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision': 3 78 12 3 4
  3. Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
    Sense id: en-brownout-en-noun-ZwNAPNTo Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 22 22 15 18 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 28 18 20
  4. A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night
    Sense id: en-brownout-en-noun-2i~k3ws1 Categories (other): English deverbals Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 22 22 15 18
  5. (Philippines, some other countries) A blackout, regardless of time of day. Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-brownout-en-noun-U9AY6aEG Categories (other): Philippine English, English deverbals, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 22 22 15 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 11 24 14 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brown out, brown-out Related terms: whiteout

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