ejecta
/ɪˈd͡ʒɛktə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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."
- "Nasa said the impact was expected to create a crater about 60ft (18 metres) wide and 12ft (4 metres) deep and throw dust and rock outward as ejecta."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ējectus