Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nuclear fallout

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: nu-cle-ar -fall-out
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable

Etymology

In reference to such material falling out of the sky.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nuclear fallouts (plural)

Synonyms

radioactive fallout

Questions

What does nuclear fallout mean?: 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.
Where does nuclear fallout come from?: In reference to such material falling out of the sky.

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