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nuclear fallout

nuclear fallout noun: residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.

Noun

nuclear fallout (countable and uncountable, plural nuclear fallouts)

  1. (uncountable) Residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.
  2. (countable) An event in which this occurs, generally perceived as an ecological disaster due to the distribution of irradiated material over a much larger area than the zone directly affected by the original event.

nuclear fallout meaning in Arabic and Thai

nuclear fallout in Arabic

radioactive material in the atmosphere which settles down to Earth
تَهَاطُل نَوَوِيّ tahāṭul nawawiyy

nuclear fallout in Thai

radioactive material in the atmosphere which settles down to Earth
ฝุ่นรังสีนิวเคลียร์ fùn rangsĕe niwklia

Synonyms of nuclear fallout

Forms of nuclear fallout

pluralnuclear fallouts

Origin of nuclear fallout

In reference to such material falling out of the sky.

Questions about nuclear fallout

What does nuclear fallout mean?
Nuclear fallout means residual radioactive material in the upper atmosphere which settles down to Earth over a protracted period; typically ash which has been propelled upwards by a nuclear explosion or disaster, sometimes mixed with rain or snow.
What is nuclear fallout in Arabic?
Nuclear fallout in Arabic is تَهَاطُل نَوَوِيّ (tahāṭul nawawiyy). See Nuclear fallout meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is nuclear fallout?
Nuclear fallout is a noun.
What is the plural of nuclear fallout?
The plural of nuclear fallout is nuclear fallouts.

Words near nuclear fallout in the dictionary

  1. nuclear energy
  2. nuclear envelope
  3. nuclear envelopes
  4. nuclear explosion
  5. nuclear explosions
  6. nuclear fallout
  7. nuclear fallouts
  8. nuclear families
  9. nuclear family
  10. nuclear famine
  11. nuclear famines

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