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Blackout vs Coma - What's the difference?

blackout | coma |

As nouns the difference between blackout and coma

is that blackout is a temporary loss of consciousness while coma is a state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

blackout

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a temporary loss of consciousness
  • a temporary loss of memory
  • a large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers
  • * "The repairs at the Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape were on schedule for completion in the third week of May. This follows huge blackouts related to the problems at the power supplier since November. Weekend Argus May 13/14 2006 p.5.
  • the mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings as imposed during World War II

    • Alternative forms

    * black-out

    Synonyms

    * (temporary loss of consciousness) pass out

    Derived terms

    * blackout lamp

    See also

    * brownout * whiteout

    coma

    English

    (wikipedia coma)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state of sleep from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
    • Related terms
    * comatose
    See also
    * persistent vegetative state * brain death

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (comae)
  • (astronomy) A cloud of dust surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
  • (optics) A defect characterized by diffuse, pear-shaped images that should be points.
  • (botany) A tuft or bunch, such as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree, a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant, or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.

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