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noun
- 1. radioactive particles that are carried into the atmosphere after a nuclear explosion and gradually fall back as dust or in precipitation: "a fallout shelter"
- 2. the adverse results of a situation or action: "he's prepared to take calculated risks regardless of political fallout"
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Fallout is the cloud of radioactive material that falls from the sky after a nuclear blast. Fear of the effects of fallout is just one reason some people are nervous about nuclear energy.
FALLOUT definition: 1. the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion: 2. the unpleasant results or effects…. Learn more.
The meaning of FALLOUT is the often radioactive particles stirred up by or resulting from a nuclear explosion and descending through the atmosphere; also : other polluting particles (such as volcanic ash) descending likewise. How to use fallout in a sentence.
Definitions of fall out. verb. come off. “His hair and teeth fell out ” synonyms: come out. see more. verb. have a breach in relations. “We fell out over a trivial question” see more. verb. leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation. “the soldiers fell out ” see more. verb. come to pass.
(fɔːlaʊt ) 1. uncountable noun. Fallout is the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion has taken place. They were exposed to radioactive fallout during nuclear weapons tests. 2. uncountable noun. If you refer to the fallout from something that has happened, you mean the unpleasant consequences that follow it.
noun. the settling to the ground of airborne particles ejected into the atmosphere from the earth by explosions, eruptions, forest fires, etc., especially such settling from nuclear explosions radioactive fallout. Compare rainout.
FALLOUT meaning: 1. the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion: 2. the unpleasant results or effects…. Learn more.
1. 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. the particles themselves. 3. an incidental effect, outcome, or product.
FALL OUT definition: 1. If a tooth or your hair falls out, it becomes loose and separates from your mouth or head: 2…. Learn more.
Definition of fallout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
