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Meanings of decrease in voltage in English

A partial power outage, a disruption in electric power supply that reduces the voltage available causing lights to dim.

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Examples for "brownout"
Examples for "brownout"
1
She was a brownout buffer pointed the wrong way.
Abaddon's Gate
2
Most buildings had dim rows of windows lit; it was the brownout hour, he recalled.
Timescape
3
The brownout buffer sat behind an array control board.
Abaddon's Gate
4
She thought of him explaining about the brownout buffers.
Abaddon's Gate
5
But the soaraway winner was "executive brownout" brought to us by the Harvard Business Review.
The Irish Times
1
I think it's going to brown out and become very firm and fast.
The Guardian
2
Dart of brown out of the corner of my eye.
Moonburn
3
If it's been two or three days, the leaves will brown out and die.
The Wise Man’s Fear
4
Sammy pulled another package of brown out of the bag and put it on the coffee table.
Fresh
5
A widely different agency not rarely causes shoots which naturally would have brown out horizontally to grow up vertically.
The Power of Movement in Plants
Usage of decrease in voltage in English
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The change in channel protein expression is associated with a decrease in voltage-gated K+ currents.
Pubmed