Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shatter cone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: shat-ter -cone
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.

Etymology

Compound of shatter + cone.

Inflected Forms

shatter cones (plural) shattercone (alternative)

Questions

What does shatter cone mean?: A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.
Where does shatter cone come from?: Compound of shatter + cone.

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