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fall⋅out

  [fawl-out]
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–noun
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 (radioactive fallout). Compare rainout.
2. the particles themselves. Compare rainout.
3. an unexpected or incidental effect, outcome, or product: the psychological fallout of being obese.
4. effects; results: emotional fallout from a divorce.
Also, fall-out.

Origin:
1945–50; n. use of v. phrase fall out
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fallout

  1. n.
    the results of something; the flackfrom something. : The fallout from this afternoon's meeting was not as serious as some expected.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fall·out
Pronunciation: 'fo-"laut
Function: noun
1 : the often radioactive particles stirred up by or resulting from a nuclearexplosion and descending through the atmosphere; also : other polluting particles (as volcanic ash) descending likewise
2 : descent (as of fallout) through theatmosphere
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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