blackout of vision

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• Blackout — may refer to:Loss of light, power, or communications * Power outage, a large scale disruption in electric power supply * Rolling blackout, an intentionally engineered power outage caused by insufficient resources to meet electricity demands *… …   Wikipedia

• blackout — [blak′out΄] n. 1. a) the extinguishing of all stage lights to end a play or scene b) a comic stage skit ending with a quick blackout 2. an elimination or concealing of all lights that might be visible to an enemy, as during an air raid, at night… …   English World dictionary

• Blackout (comics) — For Blackout Comics owned Hari Kari, see Blackout Comics Blackout is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in the Marvel Comics universe. Blackout (Marcus Daniels) Superherobox| caption=Blackout, Marcus Daniels character… …   Wikipedia

• Blackout (Ghost Rider) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Blackout.  Ne doit pas être confondu avec Blackout (comics). Blackout est un super vilain appartenant à l’univers de Marvel Comics. Il est apparu pour la première fois dans Ghost Rider vol.2 #2, en 1990 …   Wikipédia en Français

• blackout — /blak owt /, n. 1. the extinguishing or concealment of all visible lights in a city, military post, etc., usually as a precaution against air raids. 2. a period during a massive power failure when the lack of electricity for illumination results… …   Universalium

• blackout — noun Date: 1913 1. a. a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit; also a skit that ends with a blackout b. a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids c. a period of darkness (as in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• blackout — 1. Temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased blood flow to the brain. 2. Momentary loss of consciousness, as in absence. 3. Temporary loss of vision, without alteration of consciousness, due to positive g (g …   Medical dictionary

• Blackout (wartime) — A blackout in time of war, or apprehended war, refers to the practice of collectively minimizing external light, including upward directed (or reflected) light. This was done in the 20th century to keep the crews of enemy aircraft from being able …   Wikipedia

• blackout — black•out [[t]ˈblækˌaʊt[/t]] n. 1) mil the extinguishing or concealment of all visible lights, usu. as a precaution against air raids 2) elm a period of failure of all electrical power, sometimes caused by an unusually heavy demand for… …   From formal English to slang

• blackout — i. A condition of temporary loss of vision, possibly also loss of consciousness, resulting from the effect of high and sustained positive acceleration (g) on the body. A condition that occurs at g value higher than 1 that causes gray out.… …   Aviation dictionary

• blackout — /ˈblækaʊt / (say blakowt) noun 1. the extinguishing of all visible lights in a city, etc., as a wartime protection. 2. the extinguishing or failure of light as in a power failure. 3. Theatre the extinguishing of all stage lights. 4. temporary… …