fallout

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13:31 Jan 28, 2009
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Nuclear Eng/Sci
Additional field(s): Military / Defense
English term or phrase: fallout
Definition from European Nuclear Society:
Radioactive material which falls back to the earth after the release into the atmosphere (e.g. by nuclear weapon tests, accidents). The fallout occurs in two forms: the close fallout consists of heavy particles which fall to the ground within some days near the place of release and in an area which, depending on the weather conditions, may reach up to several hundred kilometres in the wind direction. The world-wide fallout consists of lighter particles reaching higher atmospheric layers and distributed over a wide part of the earth because of atmospheric currents.

Example sentence(s):
  • Fallout creates large areas of contamination and the ionizing radiation coming off the fallout, which can damage tissues and penetrate through thin walls and glass US Department of Health & Human Services
  • The chemical properties of the different elements in the fallout will control the rate at which they are deposited on the ground. The less volatile elements will deposit first. Wikipedia
  • Weather conditions can affect fallout immensely. Particularly rainfall can "rain out" fallout to create very intense localized concentrations. University of Michigan
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5 +1(radioaktivt) nedfald
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(radioaktivt) nedfald


Definition from ordbogen.com:
Radioaktivt materiale nedfalder på jorden efter det blev frigivet i atmosfæren (f.eks. ved test af nukleære våben, ulykker). Nedfaldet forekommer i to former: det tætte nedfald består af tunge partikler, der falder til jorden inden for nogle dage nær det sted de blev frigivet, og i et område der, afhængigt af vejrforholdene, kan række op til flere hundrede kilometer i vindens retning. Det verdensomspændende nedfald består af lettere partikler, der når op i højere atmosfæriske lag og spredes over en stor del af Jorden på grund af atmosfæriske forhold.

Example sentence(s):
  • Radioaktivt nedfald er radioaktive stoffer som falder på jordoverflade sammen med regn, sne eller støvpartikler. Forureningskilderne til det radioaktive nedfald er som regel kernevåbensprængninger men kan også være radioaktive udslip fra ulykker på atomkraftværker. - Wikipedia  
Christen Stephansen
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Yes  NetLynx: - men det hedder altså 'nukleare våben', uanset hvad ordbogen.com mener at vide.
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