| 单词 | brownout |
| 释义 | brownout[ broun-out ] / ˈbraʊnˌaʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR brownout ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe elimination of some or reduction of all electric lights of a city, especially as a precaution against attack in time of war. any curtailment of electric power, as by a severe storm. Origin of brownout1940–45; brown + out, on the model of blackout WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH brownoutblackout, brownoutWords nearby brownoutBrown, John, brown lung, brown lung disease, brown mustard, brown-nose, brownout, brown owl, brown paper, brown patch, brownprint, brown rat Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for brownoutbrownout / (ˈbraʊnˌaʊt) / noun mainly USa dimming or reduction in the use of electric lights in a city, esp to conserve electric power or as a defensive precaution in wartime a temporary reduction in electrical powerCompare blackout (def. 3) a temporary slowing down of the workings of the internet caused when too many users attempt to access it at the same time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for brownoutbrownout A situation in which the voltage in a power grid is reduced below its normal level but not entirely eliminated. (Compare blackout.) notes for brownoutThis reduced voltage can result in damage to many electronic devices. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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