greying outgraying outn.

Brit.

/ˌɡreɪɪŋ ˈaʊt/, U.S.

/ˌɡreɪɪŋ ˈaʊt/

Forms: see greying n. and out adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grey v., -ing suffix¹, out adv.

Etymology: < grey v. + -ing suffix¹ + out adv., after blacking out n. Compare greyout n., and to grey out at grey v. Phrasal verbs.

1. The process of becoming grey, faded, or paler in colour. Also figurative: the process of losing distinctiveness, individuality, or vitality. Cf. to grey out 1 at grey v. Phrasal verbs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [noun] > grey, hoary > process of becoming

frostification1831

greying1879

greying out1918

1918 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 179 75 A herpes or the graying-out of hair overnight [in cases of shell-shock] can suggest organic changes.

1983 B. Nettl Study Ethnomusicol. xxvii. 346 I would so far hardly agree that the greying-out of musical diversity, foreseen by Alan Lomax..is actually taking place.

2011 C. Small in F. Laurence & O. Urbain Music & Solidarity p. vii. In itself, globalization does not have to mean the destruction of diversity and the graying-out of the world's cultures.

2. The process or fact of experiencing greyout (greyout n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > dimness or poor vision

dimnessc825

misteOE

mistinessa1382

scotomiaa1400

scotomya1400

obfuscation?a1425

scotoma1543

purblindness1552

sand-blindness1552

caligation1615

caliginousness1620

weak-sightedness1632

cecutiency1646

caliginosity1657

dimsightedness1662

dim1726

caligo1801

asthenopia1875

greying out?1942

?1942 P. F. M. Fellowes Britain's Wonderful Air Force 180 (caption) Since the blood pressure behind the eyes is only about half what it is elsewhere in the body, blacking-out or greying-out of vision may occur.

1943 Flying Feb. 232/1 Turns at high speed and pull outs from diving altitudes can impose these same forces upon flyers, causing greying out, blacking out of vision, or even loss of consciousness.

1961 New Scientist 25 May 457/3 At slightly lower g, the individual experiences greying-out: there is an overall dimming of vision and loss of peripheral vision.

2009 S. Shorvon Epilepsy iv. 51 Dizziness, nausea, rushing sounds, or greying out of vision..and sweating may occur.

3. Computing. The process or action of causing a menu item, icon, or other element of a user interface to be displayed in grey, or more faintly, esp. so as to indicate the unavailability of the option represented.

ΚΠ

1992 D. J. Mayhew Princ. & Guidelines in Software User Interface Design iv. 132 Francik and Kane (1987) designed an experiment to compare deletion and graying out of temporarily inactive menu items.

1993 M. T. Maybury Intelligent Multimedia Interfaces 2 Even well accepted applications of multimedia (e.g., the use of check marks and greying out in menus) can exacerbate rather than improve user performance.

2008 L. Wroblewski Web Form Design xii. 189 The only difference between these two solutions was the graying out of unused inputs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greying out
释义	greying outgraying outn. Brit. /ˌɡreɪɪŋ ˈaʊt/, U.S. /ˌɡreɪɪŋ ˈaʊt/ Forms: see greying n. and out adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: grey v., -ing suffix¹, out adv. Etymology: < grey v. + -ing suffix¹ + out adv., after blacking out n. Compare greyout n., and to grey out at grey v. Phrasal verbs. 1. The process of becoming grey, faded, or paler in colour. Also figurative: the process of losing distinctiveness, individuality, or vitality. Cf. to grey out 1 at grey v. Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [noun] > grey, hoary > process of becoming frostification1831 greying1879 greying out1918 1918 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 179 75 A herpes or the graying-out of hair overnight [in cases of shell-shock] can suggest organic changes. 1983 B. Nettl Study Ethnomusicol. xxvii. 346 I would so far hardly agree that the greying-out of musical diversity, foreseen by Alan Lomax..is actually taking place. 2011 C. Small in F. Laurence & O. Urbain Music & Solidarity p. vii. In itself, globalization does not have to mean the destruction of diversity and the graying-out of the world's cultures. 2. The process or fact of experiencing greyout (greyout n.). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of eye > disordered vision > [noun] > dimness or poor vision dimnessc825 misteOE mistinessa1382 scotomiaa1400 scotomya1400 obfuscation?a1425 scotoma1543 purblindness1552 sand-blindness1552 caligation1615 caliginousness1620 weak-sightedness1632 cecutiency1646 caliginosity1657 dimsightedness1662 dim1726 caligo1801 asthenopia1875 greying out?1942 ?1942 P. F. M. Fellowes Britain's Wonderful Air Force 180 (caption) Since the blood pressure behind the eyes is only about half what it is elsewhere in the body, blacking-out or greying-out of vision may occur. 1943 Flying Feb. 232/1 Turns at high speed and pull outs from diving altitudes can impose these same forces upon flyers, causing greying out, blacking out of vision, or even loss of consciousness. 1961 New Scientist 25 May 457/3 At slightly lower g, the individual experiences greying-out: there is an overall dimming of vision and loss of peripheral vision. 2009 S. Shorvon Epilepsy iv. 51 Dizziness, nausea, rushing sounds, or greying out of vision..and sweating may occur. 3. Computing. The process or action of causing a menu item, icon, or other element of a user interface to be displayed in grey, or more faintly, esp. so as to indicate the unavailability of the option represented. ΚΠ 1992 D. J. Mayhew Princ. & Guidelines in Software User Interface Design iv. 132 Francik and Kane (1987) designed an experiment to compare deletion and graying out of temporarily inactive menu items. 1993 M. T. Maybury Intelligent Multimedia Interfaces 2 Even well accepted applications of multimedia (e.g., the use of check marks and greying out in menus) can exacerbate rather than improve user performance. 2008 L. Wroblewski Web Form Design xii. 189 The only difference between these two solutions was the graying out of unused inputs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1918
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