ejecta
matter ejected, as from a volcano in eruption.
Origin of ejecta
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How to use ejecta in a sentence
“We see thousands of craters on the moon, so some of this lunar ejecta has to be sticking around in space,” says Sharkey.
The debris kicked up when objects like meteorites slam into the surface is known as ejecta.
Rover finds ‘layer cake’ below ground on moon’s farside | Lisa Grossman | March 25, 2020 | Science News For StudentsNothing 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.
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The absence of fragmental ejecta (broken rock that are thrown out) is extraordinary.
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British Dictionary definitions for ejecta
/ (ɪˈdʒɛktə) /
matter thrown out of a crater by an erupting volcano or during a meteorite impact
Origin of ejecta
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for ejecta
[ ĭ-jĕk′tə ]
Ejected matter, especially from an erupting volcano. Volcanic ejecta usually includes volcanic glass, ash, and rock fragments.
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