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 Definitions of fallout  [əˈloʊ pi ən]  

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Definition of 'fallout' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fallout
the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., esp. such settling from nuclear explosions.

2.  fallout
the particles themselves.

3.  fallout
an incidental effect, outcome, or product.

Etymology:  (1945–50)

Definition of 'fallout' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) fallout, radioactive dust
the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

2. (noun) side effect, fallout
any adverse and unwanted secondary effect
"a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"


Translation of 'fallout' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: radioactive dust from a nuclear explosion etc.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: neerslag, newe-effek Arabic flag Arabic: سَقْطٌ إشْعاعي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: радиоактивни частици
Brazilian flag Brazilian: pó radioativo Czech flag Czech: radioaktivní odpad German flag German: radioaktiver Niederschlag
Danish flag Danish: radioaktivt nedfald Greek flag Greek: κατάλοιπα πυρηνικής έκρηξ Spanish flag Spanish: lluvia radioactiva
Estonian flag Estonian: radioaktiivne tolm Farsi flag Farsi: ذرات رادیو اکتیو Finnish flag Finnish: laskeuma
French flag French: retombées radioactives Hebrew flag Hebrew: נְשוֹרֶת רָדיוֹאָקטִבִית Hindi flag Hindi: परमाणु विस्फोट के बाद रेड
Croatian flag Croatian: radioaktivne padaline Hungarian flag Hungarian: radioaktív csapadék Indonesian flag Indonesian: debu radioaktif
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ofanfall Italian flag Italian: ricaduta radioattiva Japanese flag Japanese: 死の灰
Korean flag Korean: 방사성 낙진 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: radioaktyviosios dulkės Latvian flag Latvian: radioaktīvie nokrišņi
Malay flag Malay: debu radioaktif Dutch flag Dutch: fall-out Norwegian flag Norwegian: radioaktivt nedfall
Polish flag Polish: opad radioaktywny Persian flag Persian: ذرات رادیو اکتیو Pashto flag Pashto: د راديو اكتيف ذرات
Portuguese flag Portuguese: pó radioactivo Romanian flag Romanian: reziduuri radioactive Russian flag Russian: радиоактивные осадки
Slovak flag Slovak: rádioaktívny spad Slovenian flag Slovenian: radioaktivne padavine Serbian flag Serbian: radioaktivna prašina
Swedish flag Swedish: radioaktivt nedfall Thai flag Thai: ฝุ่นกัมมันตรังสีหลังนิวเค Turkish flag Turkish: serpinti, radyasyon
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 放射性塵埃 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: радіоактивні опади Urdu flag Urdu: نیوکلائی دھماکے سے پیدا ہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: phóng xạ nguyên tử; bụi p Chinese flag Chinese: 放射性尘埃

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