Fallout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːlaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːlaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːlaʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːlaʊt/.

Examples

a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

side effect radioactive dust

Parts of Speech

noun	the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion
noun	any adverse and unwanted secondary effect “a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausfallen

die radioaktiven Partikel, die sich nach einer nuklearen Explosion auf dem Boden absetzen

🇫🇷French

Tomber

les particules radioactives qui se déposent au sol après une explosion nucléaire

🇪🇸Spanish

polvillo radiactivo

Las partículas radiactivas que se depositan en el suelo después de una explosión nuclear.

🇮🇹Italian

cadere

le particelle radioattive che si depositano al suolo dopo un'esplosione nucleare

🇳🇱Dutch

neerslag

de radioactieve deeltjes die na een kernexplosie op de grond terechtkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

precipitação

as partículas radioativas que se depositam no solo após uma explosão nuclear

🇷🇺Russian

выпадать

радиоактивные частицы, оседающие на землю после ядерного взрыва

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवाद

रेडियोधर्मी कण जो परमाणु विस्फोट के बाद जमीन पर जम जाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পতন

তেজস্ক্রিয় কণা যা পারমাণবিক বিস্ফোরণের পরে মাটিতে স্থির হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வீழ்ச்சி

அணு வெடிப்புக்குப் பிறகு தரையில் குடியேறும் கதிரியக்கத் துகள்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పతనం

అణు విస్ఫోటనం తర్వాత నేలపై స్థిరపడే రేడియోధార్మిక కణాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

पडणे

अणुस्फोटानंतर जमिनीवर स्थिरावणारे किरणोत्सर्गी कण

🇮🇳Gujarati

પડતી

કિરણોત્સર્ગી કણો કે જે પરમાણુ વિસ્ફોટ પછી જમીન પર સ્થિર થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೀಳುವಿಕೆ

ಪರಮಾಣು ಸ್ಫೋಟದ ನಂತರ ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ನೆಲೆಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ವಿಕಿರಣಶೀಲ ಕಣಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തെറ്റിപ്പിരിയുക

ആണവ സ്ഫോടനത്തിന് ശേഷം ഭൂമിയിൽ സ്ഥിരതാമസമാക്കുന്ന റേഡിയോ ആക്ടീവ് കണികകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੜਾਈ ਕਰਨਾ

ਰੇਡੀਓਐਕਟਿਵ ਕਣ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣੂ ਧਮਾਕੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ 'ਤੇ ਸੈਟਲ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نتیجہ

وہ تابکار ذرات جو ایٹمی دھماکے کے بعد زمین پر جم جاتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

掉出来

核爆炸后沉降到地面的放射性粒子

🇯🇵Japanese

フォールアウト

核爆発後に地面に沈降する放射性粒子

🇰🇷Korean

낙진

핵폭발 후 땅에 가라앉은 방사성 입자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bụi phóng xạ

các hạt phóng xạ lắng xuống mặt đất sau vụ nổ hạt nhân

🇹🇭Thai

ผลกระทบ

อนุภาคกัมมันตภาพรังสีที่ตกลงสู่พื้นหลังจากการระเบิดของนิวเคลียร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

dampak buruk

partikel radioaktif yang mengendap di tanah setelah ledakan nuklir

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbagsak

ang mga radioactive particle na tumira sa lupa pagkatapos ng pagsabog ng nuklear

🇲🇾Malay

kejatuhan

zarah radioaktif yang mendap ke tanah selepas letupan nuklear

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يسقط

الجسيمات المشعة التي تستقر على الأرض بعد الانفجار النووي

🇮🇷Persian

سقوط

ذرات رادیواکتیو که پس از انفجار هسته ای روی زمین می نشینند

🇹🇷Turkish

araları açılmak

nükleer patlamadan sonra yere çöken radyoaktif parçacıklar

🇮🇱Hebrew

נשורת

החלקיקים הרדיואקטיביים שמתמקמים על הקרקע לאחר פיצוץ גרעיני

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