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Definition of: fall-out
(fôl′out′) noun Physics
1. The descent of minute particles of radioactive material resulting from the explosion of an atomic or thermonuclear bomb.
2. The particles themselves.
3. Any incidental result; unplanned or unpredictable consequences. Also fall′out′.
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