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DictionarySeebrownoutbrown out
brown out1. verb To weaken in electrical energy, typically resulting in dim lights. The construction currently underway in our building causes our lights to brown out all the time.2. noun A period of reduced electrical energy typically accompanied by dim lights. In this usage, it is often spelled as one word ("brownout"). Thanks to the construction project currently underway in our building, we have brownouts all the time.See also: brown, outbrown out[for the electricity] to diminish in power and dim the lights, causing a brownout. (Something less than a blackout, when there is no power.) The power kept browning out. The lights started to brown out, and I thought maybe there was a power shortage.See also: brown, outbrown out verbSee brown outSee also: brown, outbrown out1. in. [for the electricity] to fade and dim down. (Something less than a blackout.) The power kept browning out. 2. and brown out n. a period of dimming or fading of the electricity. They keep building all these expensive power stations, and then we still have brown outs. See also: brown, out |