Ejecta
/ɪˈd͡ʒɛktə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater. plural, plural-only
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
Neuter plural of Latin ējectus.