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brownout

[broun-out] / ˈbraʊnˌaʊt /


NOUN
outage
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Critics say wind farm projects are expensive, damage the environment and make the electrical grid less stable and more prone to brownout and blackouts.

From Washington Times Nov. 28, 2023

In the same way that high-energy appliances will be disproportionately affected when voltage levels drop during a metropolitan brownout, even small reductions in mitochondrial function can have large effects on the brain, Wallace says.

From Scientific American Jun. 18, 2021

Inside the former warehouse, the bar is replete with dark wood and brownout lighting.

From Washington Post Jan. 10, 2019

“It was a brownout, not a blackout,” said Anderson of e failures that occurred after launching on Aug. 1.

From Slate Nov. 25, 2013

Finally there was a brownout in the distance and Milton cheerily called out, “Ready!”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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