fallout

fall·out  (fôlout)

n.

1.

a. The slow descent of minute particles of debris in the atmosphere following an explosion, especially the descent of radioactive debris after a nuclear explosion.

b. The particles that descend in this fashion.

2. An incidental result or side effect: "Other social trends also have psychiatric fallout, and the people who suffer can't afford treatment" (Martha Farnsworth Riche).

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fallout

Noun

1. radioactive material in the atmosphere following a nuclear explosion

2. unpleasant circumstances following an event: the political fallout of the riots

Verb

fall out

1. Informal to disagree and quarrel: I hope we don't fall out over this issue

2. to leave a military formation

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The precipitation to Earth of radioactive particulate matter from a nuclear cloud; also applied to the particulate matter itself.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fallout - the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion radioactive dust dust - fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust"
	2.	fallout - any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" side effect consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

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fallout

Translations

fallout [ˈfɔːlaut] n → lluvia radioactiva

fallout [ˈfɔːlaut] n → retombées (radioactives)

fallout [ˈfɔːlaut] n → radioaktiver Niederschlag m

fallout [ˈfɔːlaut] n → fall-out m