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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  fallout \fallout\ n.
     1. the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after
        a nuclear explosion.
  
     Syn: radioactive dust, radioactive fallout.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. the falling to the ground of radioactive particles lifted
        into the atmosphere by a nuclear explosion.
        [PJC]
  
     3. an incidental or unexpected effect, especially one which
        is undesirable, consequent to an event or process;; --
        usually used only in the singular; as, the fallout from
        the disclosure of the Lewinsky tapes made trouble for the
        President for months after the event; fallout from the
        stock market crash caused property prices to decline in
        the New York area.
        [PJC]
  
     4. (Med.) one selected from a group by some criterion. [cant]
        [PJC]
  
              Corrective action was taken in 97 of the 418
                                                    --fallouts
              from 3,787 patients at risk.          --H. Gill
                                                    Cryer et al.
                                                    (Journal of
                                                    Trauma,
                                                    Injury,
                                                    Infection, and
                                                    Critical Care.
                                                    Vol 41, no. 3,
                                                    1996).
        [PJC]
  
     5. one who fails to maintain the same pace as and lags behind
        a group of which s/he is a member. [cant]
        [PJC]
  
              The executive officer's group noted all --fallouts
              by name and policed them into a group to complete
              the run at a slower pace.             --Lt. Col.
                                                    William C.
                                                    David
                                                    (Preparing a
                                                    Battalion for
                                                    Combat:
                                                    Physical
                                                    Fitness and
                                                    Mental
                                                    Toughness.
                                                    Army
                                                    University
                                                    After Next -
                                                    Virtual
                                                    Research
                                                    Library).
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  fallout
       n 1: the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a
            nuclear explosion [syn: radioactive dust]
       2: any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to
          contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" [syn: side
          effect]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fallout
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 πούλβερη, η στάχτη, η τέφρα, η άχνη, η σκόνη έκρηξης (πυρηνικής ή
  ηφαιστειακής)
     2 η πτώση στο έδαφος σωματιδίων της ατμόσφαιρας που προέρχονται π.χ.
  από έκρηξη ηφαιστείου ή πυρηνική έκρηξη (καρκινογόνα όταν εισπνέονται, η
  ραδιοάχνη και με απλή επαφή στο δέρμα)
     3 η επίπτωση, οι επιπτώσεις
     4 απρόβλεπτο αποτέλεσμα, παρενέργεια

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fall-out
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en fallout)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fallout
     n.
     (topics en Radioactivity) The event of small airborne particles
  falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major
  industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion,
  etc.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Fallout
     German n.
     m radioactive fallout (radioactive particles that fall to the
  ground)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  fall-out
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en fallout)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  fallout
     n.
     (topics en Radioactivity) The event of small airborne particles
  falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major
  industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion,
  etc.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  fall-out
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en fallout)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  fallout
     n.
     (topics en Radioactivity) The event of small airborne particles
  falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major
  industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion,
  etc.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Fallout
     German n.
     m radioactive fallout (radioactive particles that fall to the
  ground)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  fall-out
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en fallout)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  fallout
     n.
     (topics en Radioactivity) The event of small airborne particles
  falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major
  industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion,
  etc.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Fallout
     German n.
     m radioactive fallout (radioactive particles that fall to the
  ground)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fallout
     Englanti n.
     1 laskeuma
     2 sivuvaikutus

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  fallout
     Engelska n.
     nedfall (av vulkanaska, radioaktivt damm)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Fall-out
     Tyska n.
     radioaktivit nedfall

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Fallout /fˈaluːt/ 
   [phys.] radioactive fallout , fall-out 
     Synonym: radioaktiver Niederschlag
  
   see: Verteilungsmuster des radioaktiven Niederschlags
  

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fin ]

  Fallout /fɔːlˈʔaʊ̯t/ /ˈfɔːlʔaʊ̯t/ 
  radioaktiivinen laskeuma
  radioaktiver Niederschlag

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Fallout /fɔːlˈʔaʊ̯t/ /ˈfɔːlʔaʊ̯t/ 
  retombées, retombées atomiques, retombées radioactives
  radioaktiver Niederschlag

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-pol ]

  Fallout /fɔːlˈʔaʊ̯t/ /ˈfɔːlʔaʊ̯t/ 
  opad promieniotwórczy, opad radioaktywny
  radioaktiver Niederschlag

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  Fallout /fɔːlˈʔaʊ̯t/ /ˈfɔːlʔaʊ̯t/ 
  радиоактивное заражение
  radioaktiver Niederschlag

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Fallout /fɔːlˈʔaʊ̯t/ /ˈfɔːlʔaʊ̯t/ 
  lluvia radioactiva, precipitación radioactiva
  radioaktiver Niederschlag

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Fallout /fɔːlˈʔaʊ̯t/ /ˈfɔːlʔaʊ̯t/ 
  radioaktivt nedfall
  radioaktiver Niederschlag

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/
  النتيجة العرضية

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fall-out /fˈɔːlˈaʊt/
  radioaktivní spad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fall-out /fˈɔːlˈaʊt/
  odpad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/ 
  odpad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/
  dopad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/
  radioaktivní spad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/
  důsledek (vedlejší)
  

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/ 
  spad (např. nukleární)
  

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/
  radioaktivní spad

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fall-out /fˈɔːl ˈaʊt/
  Auswirkung , Nebenwirkung 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/
  Nachwirkungen ([+ gen]) , Nachspiel 
           Note: für jdn.
           Note: unangenehme Folgen
     Synonym: repercussions
  
   see: This isn't over yet!
  
           Note: from sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  fall-out /fˈɔːl ˈaʊt/
  radioaktiver Niederschlag 
           Note: nach Atomexplosion/Reaktorunfall, Fallout  [phys.]
        "close-in fall-out"  - radioaktiver Niederschlag im Nahbereich
        "local fall-out"  - radioaktiver Niederschlag im Nahbereich
        "fall-out pattern"  - Verteilungsmuster des radioaktiven Niederschlags
     Synonym: radioactive fallout
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  fallout //ˈfɔlˌaʊt// //ˈfɔːlaʊt// 
  1. laskeuma 2.
  event of airborne particles falling to the ground
   3.
  particles that fall to the ground
  2. sivuvaikutus
  negative side effect

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  fall-out /fˈɔːlˈaʊt/ 
  1. झगड़ा
        "There was a fall-out between them."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/ 
  1. लड़ाई
        "The differences between two countries might result in a war."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  fall-out /fˈɔːlˈaʊt/
  1. radioaktív poresô
  2. radioaktív csapadék
  3. atomcsapadék
  4. következmény
  5. kiválás
  6. kicsapódás
  7. radioaktív hamuesô

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  fallout //ˈfɔlˌaʊt// //ˈfɔːlaʊt// 
  1. 落下, 降下
  event of airborne particles falling to the ground
  2. 落下物
  particles that fall to the ground

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  fallout /ˈfɔ:laʊt/ 
    opad promieniotwórczy

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  fallout //ˈfɔlˌaʊt// //ˈfɔːlaʊt// 
  1. avslag
  declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed
  2. nedfall 2.
  event of airborne particles falling to the ground
   3.
  particles that fall to the ground

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  fallout /fˈɔːlaʊt/
  1. nükleer bir patlama sonucu meydana gelen radyoaktif zerrelerin atmosferde aşağı doğru inmesi.

From Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-ell ]

  fall-out /fˈɑl ˈʌʊt/ 
  ραδιενεργό νέφος
  1.

From Nederlands-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-fin ]

  fall-out /fˈɑl ˈʌʊt/ 
  radioaktiivinen laskeuma
  1.

From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-pol ]

  fall-out /fˈɑl ˈʌʊt/ 
  opad promieniotwórczy
  1.

From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-por ]

  fall-out /fˈɑl ˈʌʊt/ 
  chuva negra
  1.

From Nederlands-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-rus ]

  fall-out /fˈɑl ˈʌʊt/ 
  радиоакти́вный оса́док
  1.

From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-swe ]

  fall-out /fˈɑl ˈʌʊt/ 
  radioaktivt nedfall
  1.

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/ˈfɔːlʔaʊ̯t/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈfɔˌɫaʊt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "fallout":
     A-blast, A-bomb shelter, H-blast, Mach front, activity,
     air pollution, airborne radioactivity, artificial radioactivity,
     atom blast, attritus, blast wave, bran, contamination, cosmic dust,
     crumb, crumble, curiage, decontamination, dust, dust ball,
     dust cloud, efflorescence, fallout shelter, farina, filings,
     fission particles, flash burn, flour, grits, groats, ground zero,
     half-life, hydrogen blast, kittens, lint, meal, mushroom cloud,
     natural radioactivity, nuclear radiation, powder, pussies,
     radiant energy, radiation, radioactive dust, radioactive radiation,
     radioactivity, radiocarbon dating, radiolucency, radiopacity,
     radiosensibility, radiosensitivity, raspings, saturation point,
     sawdust, smut, soot, specific activity
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 原子尘的降下,辐射性微尘,原子尘;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  fall-out
     n. 辐射尘

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 原子尘的降下,辐射性微尘,原子尘,附带结果

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