Ejecta
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪˈd͡ʒɛktə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ejecta is a noun meaning (geology) Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater.
Meaning
(geology) Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater.
Example Sentences
Distal ejecta are, by definition, those ejecta that occur at considerable distances from the source crater (>5 crater radii from the crater rim; see, e.g., Melosh 1989). They either consist of (usually fine-grained) rock and mineral fragments or are of glassy consistency.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fragmental, ejectment, eject, jettison, offthrow, expelling.
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