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fallback en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɔːl.bæk/
Etymology
From the verb fall back.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) That can be resorted to as a fallback.
Forms
Deriveds
fallback font
Synonyms
alternate · alternative · secondary · back-up · backup
fallback en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɔːl.bæk/
Etymology
From the verb fall back.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An act of falling back.
The black hole formed as a result of fallback of ejecta onto the neutron star initially created by the supernova explosion.
A failure of one of the rocket's first-stage engines just after liftoff would result in a destructive pad fallback.
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(countable, uncountable) A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails.
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(countable, uncountable) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
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(countable, uncountable) Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
Particle size distributions of fallback and ejecta were determined principally by mechanical sieving and weighing.
1970, Nuclear Science Abstracts, page 3595:
Forms
Hyponyms
automatic fallback · modulation fallback
Synonyms
plan B · retreat (act of falling back) · recourse. Thesaurus:option · back-up (backup plan) · ebbing (act of falling back) · backup (backup plan) · recession (act of falling back)
Translations (20)
cmn 遞補 /递补 (a backup plan) · ro alternativă (a backup plan) · ro contingenţă (a backup plan) · ro retragere (an act of falling back) · de Plan B (a backup plan) · ro plan de rezervă (a backup plan) · pl plan B (a backup plan) · pt plano alternativo (a backup plan) · es plan B (a backup plan) · fr plan B (a backup plan) · fr plan de repli (a backup plan) · it ripiego (a backup plan) · eo refalo (an act of falling back) · fi varasuunnitelma (a backup plan) · fi vetäytyminen (an act of falling back) · pt plano B (a backup plan) · pl plan awaryjny (a backup plan) · pt recurso (a backup plan) · pl upadek (an act of falling back) · fr solution de repli (a backup plan)
fallback en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɔːl.bæk/
Etymology
From the verb fall back.
Meanings
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(alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of fall back.
Forms