Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impactite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pactite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any rock created or modified by the impact of a meteorite.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Furthermore, the probability that the distribution of "lunar impactite" falls over the Earth's surface would exhibit the alinement along 3 great circles, which is characteristic of all known tektite deposits, is vanishingly small."
"Impactite is the term used for all rocks produced or affected by a hypervelocity impact event."

Etymology

From impact + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: impact

Usage

Inflected Forms

impactites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

impactor

Questions

What does impactite mean?: Any rock created or modified by the impact of a meteorite.
Where does impactite come from?: From impact + -ite.

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