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e·jec·ta

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–noun (used with a singular or plural verb

)

matter ejected, as from a volcano in eruption.

[Origin: 1885–90; neut. pl. of L éjectus. See eject

]

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pl.n. Ejected matter, as that from an erupting volcano.

[New Latin ēiecta, from neuter pl. of Latin ēiectus, past participle of ēicere, to throw out; see eject.]

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Ejected matter, especially from an erupting volcano. Volcanic ejecta usually includes volcanic glass, ash, and rock fragments.

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Ejecta

E*jec"ta\, n. pl. [L., neut. pl. of ejectus cast out. See Eject.] Matter ejected; material thrown out; as, the ejecta of a volcano; the ejecta, or excreta, of the body.

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