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ejecta

[ ih-jek-tuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

ejecta

/ ɪˈdʒɛktə /

matter thrown out of a crater by an erupting volcano or during a meteorite impact

ejecta

/ ĭ-jĕk′tə /

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

Origin of ejecta¹

1885–90; neuter plural of Latin ējectus. See eject

Origin of ejecta¹

C19: Latin, literally: (things) ejected; see eject

“We see thousands of craters on the moon, so some of this lunar ejecta has to be sticking around in space,” says Sharkey.

From Time

The debris kicked up when objects like meteorites slam into the surface is known as ejecta.

Nothing peculiar exists in the ejecta of morning sickness in pregnancy.

This testimony seems to be as clear and indisputable as the explanation given by Peiresc of the ejecta of the Butterflies at Aix.

During previous eruptions whole towns have been destroyed by lava flows or by falling volcanic ejecta.

The absence of fragmental ejecta (broken rock that are thrown out) is extraordinary.

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