dim-outn.

/ˈdɪmaʊt/

Etymology: < phrase to dim out (dim v. 2c).

A reduction in the brightness or use of lighting, e.g. as a precaution against air-raids; in a theatre or cinema, the ending of a scene, etc., by a slow rather than fast diminution of lighting; the resulting partial darkness. Also transferred and attributive. Cf. blackout n.

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the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [noun] > action of dimming > a reduction in brightness

dim-out1942

1942 N.Y. Times 3 May 2E/5 In New York City the dim-out recalled the ‘lightless nights’ caused by the coal shortage in 1917.

1943 J. Steinbeck in N.Y. Herald 21 June 1/2 It is evening, and the first of the dimout lights come on.

1944 Times 9 Nov. 2/3 One of the effects of the reduced gas-pressure at Manchester will be that the dim-out in the city will be more dim.

1947 ‘N. Blake’ Minute for Murder v. 100 Darkness. Damn the dim-out.

1960 H. Lindsay & R. Crouse Sound of Music 7 Sister Sophia enters below the curtains and crosses the stage, carrying a large ring of keys. Dim Out.

1965 B.B.C. Handbk. 11 It would be naïve to suppose the new [television] channel was launched into an entirely friendly world. The black-out of the first night was succeeded by the dim-out of the first few months.

1968 O. Wynd Sumatra Seven Zero iv. 54 There didn't appear to be any activity at the hotel entrance, and there was a dim-out down there, as though all the staff had gone to bed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	dim-out
释义	dim-outn. /ˈdɪmaʊt/ Etymology: < phrase to dim out (dim v. 2c). A reduction in the brightness or use of lighting, e.g. as a precaution against air-raids; in a theatre or cinema, the ending of a scene, etc., by a slow rather than fast diminution of lighting; the resulting partial darkness. Also transferred and attributive. Cf. blackout n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > dimness or absence of brightness > [noun] > action of dimming > a reduction in brightness dim-out1942 1942 N.Y. Times 3 May 2E/5 In New York City the dim-out recalled the ‘lightless nights’ caused by the coal shortage in 1917. 1943 J. Steinbeck in N.Y. Herald 21 June 1/2 It is evening, and the first of the dimout lights come on. 1944 Times 9 Nov. 2/3 One of the effects of the reduced gas-pressure at Manchester will be that the dim-out in the city will be more dim. 1947 ‘N. Blake’ Minute for Murder v. 100 Darkness. Damn the dim-out. 1960 H. Lindsay & R. Crouse Sound of Music 7 Sister Sophia enters below the curtains and crosses the stage, carrying a large ring of keys. Dim Out. 1965 B.B.C. Handbk. 11 It would be naïve to suppose the new [television] channel was launched into an entirely friendly world. The black-out of the first night was succeeded by the dim-out of the first few months. 1968 O. Wynd Sumatra Seven Zero iv. 54 There didn't appear to be any activity at the hotel entrance, and there was a dim-out down there, as though all the staff had gone to bed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1942
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