different between spillover vs fallout

English

Etymology

spill +? over

Noun

spillover (countable and uncountable, plural spillovers)

1. That which overflows; the excess or side effect.

2. (epidemiology) The spread of infectious disease between different species of animal and particularly to humans.

See also

• zoonosis

Anagrams

• overspill

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English spillover.

Noun

spillover m (invariable)

1. (neologism, epidemiology) spillover

English

Etymology

From the verb fall out; fall +? out.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f??la?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?l?a?t/

Noun

fallout (countable and uncountable, plural fallouts)

1. The event of small airborne particles falling to the ground in significant quantities as a result of major industrial activity, volcano eruption, sandstorm, nuclear explosion, etc.
2. The particles themselves.

   On 26 April 1986 the reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant located in the Soviet Union near Pripyat in Ukraine exploded. Further explosions and the resulting fire sent a plume of highly radioactive fallout into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical area.

3. A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.

   Synonym: blowback

   Psychological fallout in the shadow of terrorism, title of an article by Dr. Abraham Twerski, M.D. in [2].

4. (rare) A declined offer in a sales transaction when acceptance was presumed.
5. (rare) The person who declines such an offer.
6. (radio, television, broadcasting) An impromptu guest used to fill in for another guest spot who is a no show or who has cancelled last minute

Synonyms

• (negative side effect): repercussions, blowback

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• rainout
• smokefall

Anagrams

• outfall