brownout
English
noun
Definitions
- A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
- Temporary dimming of vision, usually with a brown hue and accompanied by loss of peripheral vision or tunnel vision.
- Temporary closing of a fire station, usually due to budget restrictions.
- A power outage during the day; distinguished from a blackout, which occurs at night
- (Philippines) A blackout, regardless of time of day.
Etymology
Compound from English brown + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).
Origin
English
out
Gloss
surpassing, beyond, outward, away from
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Browncoat English
- Brownshirt English
- all-out English
- anti-brown English
- bailout English
- bear out English
- blow out English
- boxout English
- brown English
- brown-bill English
- brown-haired English
- brownable English
- brownback English
- browneye English
- brownface English
- brownfield English
- brownie English
- brownification English
- brownify English
- brownish English
- brownly English
- brownness English
- brownnose English
- brownstone English
- browntop English
- brownwort English
- browny English
- buildout English
- but English
- callout English
- campout English
- carveout English
- cashout English
- changeout English
- chimpout English
- cookout English
- cut-out English
- dropout English
- dustout English
- earnout English
- embrown English
- fadeout English
- fallout English
- fanout English
- flunkout English
- flyout English
- foldout English
- forceout English
- freakout English
- freezeout English
- geekout English
- greenout English
- handout English
- hangout English
- haulout English
- hereout English
- hideout English
- holdout English
- ice-out English
- jumpout English
- kludge out English
- lay out English
- layout English
- lead-out English
- light out English
- loadout English
- lockout English
- mailout English
- missout English
- mono-brown English
- moveout English
- nonbrown English
- nut-brown English
- opt out English
- opt-out English
- out English
- outage English
- outback English
- outbounds English
- outbowed English
- outbreeder English
- outbuilding English
- outbye English
- outclearing English
- outcome English
- outcourt English
- outdated English
- outdiffuse English
- outfeed English
- outfit English
- outform English
- outgate English
- outgrade English
- outguard English
- outhole English
- outie English
- outlane English
- outlet English
- outline English
- outlink English
- outmost English
- outpart English
- output English
- outright English
- outseam English
- outsentry English
- outsettler English
- outside English
- outspan English
- outstable English
- outthink English
- outvoter English
- outward English
- outway English
- outwicking English
- outwith English
- outy English
- overbrown English
- payout English
- peelout English
- pigout English
- pinout English
- pitchout English
- playout English
- popout English
- printout English
- punt-out English
- pushout English
- putout English
- rainout English
- readout English
- redout English
- rubout English
- runout English
- scaleout English
- screenout English
- sellout English
- setout English
- shakeout English
- sickout English
- signout English
- sitout English
- slideout English
- snowout English
- speakout English
- spellout English
- spinout English
- splashout English
- stakeout English
- swingout English
- switchout English
- thereout English
- thought-out English
- throughout English
- throw out English
- tie-out English
- time-out English
- timeout English
- turn out English
- turnout English
- unbrown English
- utmost English
- walkout English
- wash out English
- wearout English
- whereout English
- whiteout English
- whore out English
- wideout English
- without English
- workout English
- Outing German
- out German
- アウト Japanese
- aut Polish
- broun Middle English
- out Middle English
- aut Serbo-Croatian
- आउट Hindi
- brown Welsh
- out Chinese
- 아웃 Korean
- būrawūn Marshallese
- braun Tok Pisin
- braunpela Tok Pisin
- braon Bislama
- out
- but
- outy
- outie
- brown
- redout
- utmost
- setout
- browny
- outage
- outfit
- rubout
- flyout
- pinout
- payout
- outbye
- outlet
- pigout
- outway
- runout
- layout
- putout
- popout
- sitout
- fanout
- boxout
- output
- playout
- sickout
- unbrown
- cookout
- hereout
- campout
- lay out
- mailout
- outside
- wideout
- tie-out
- opt-out
- spinout
- outspan
- hangout
- bailout
- dustout
- all-out
- callout
- brownly
- outform
- sellout
- wearout
- geekout
- lockout
- turnout
- outward
- timeout
- dropout
- readout
- jumpout
- workout
- holdout
- handout
- outlane
- ice-out
- signout
- outhole
- outgate
- cashout
- walkout
- earnout
- rainout
- peelout
- moveout
- haulout
- outseam
- opt out
- fadeout
- missout
- fallout
- outlink
- brownie
- cut-out
- pushout
- outfeed
- foldout
- outcome
- loadout
- outwith
- outline
- outback
- without
- hideout
- outpart
- outmost
- embrown
- snowout
- blow out
- freakout
- wash out
- outright
- time-out
- whiteout
- slideout
- flunkout
- outdated
- stakeout
- thereout
- printout
- speakout
- lead-out
- turn out
- outthink
- spellout
- shakeout
- nonbrown
- brownify
- forceout
- greenout
- brownish
- chimpout
- pitchout
- buildout
- whereout
- bear out
- punt-out
- carveout
- outguard
- scaleout
- browneye
- outvoter
- outgrade
- browntop
- outbowed
- outcourt
- swingout
- whore out
- freezeout
- brownable
- brownback
- brownnose
- screenout
- outsentry
- nut-brown
- outbounds
- changeout
- brownwort
- Browncoat
- light out
- overbrown
- outstable
- switchout
- brownface
- splashout
- brownness
- throw out
- brownstone
- outsettler
- throughout
- mono-brown
- kludge out
- brown-bill
- outdiffuse
- outwicking
- Brownshirt
- outbreeder
- anti-brown
- brownfield
- outbuilding
- outclearing
- thought-out
- brown-haired
- brownification