fallback
/ˈfɔːl.bæk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.66 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
That can be resorted to as a fallback.
verb
Misspelling of fall back.
Example Sentences
- "A failure of one of the rocket's first-stage engines just after liftoff would result in a destructive pad fallback."
- "The black hole formed as a result of fallback of ejecta onto the neutron star initially created by the supernova explosion."
- "As a fallback, I suppose we can use typewriters if the word processing system fails."
- "Particle size distributions of fallback and ejecta were determined principally by mechanical sieving and weighing."
- "a fallback plan"
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