ejecta

[ ih-jek-tuh ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. matter ejected, as from a volcano in eruption.

ejecta

/ ɪˈdʒɛktə /

plural noun

1. matter thrown out of a crater by an erupting volcano or during a meteorite impact

ejecta

/ ĭ-jĕk′tə /

1. Ejected matter, especially from an erupting volcano. Volcanic ejecta usually includes volcanic glass, ash, and rock fragments.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ejecta¹

1885–90; neuter plural of Latin ējectus. See eject

Word History and Origins

Origin of ejecta¹

C19: Latin, literally: (things) ejected; see eject

Example Sentences

But then sometime between day 200 and 1000 the ejecta must have clashed with the hollow ring of star stuff, causing it to light up again.

From Space Scoop

“They are able to show that ejecta from a crater the size of the Giordano Bruno … could survive for a long enough timescale in a co-orbital zone around Earth.”

From Science Magazine

If the researchers are right, and Tianwen-2 brings some of the asteroid back to Earth, it would be the first time scientists would be able to study a piece of lunar ejecta, Cheng says.

From Science Magazine

“If a piece of Moon ejecta is linked to a particular crater, that’s very exciting.”

From Science Magazine

But then sometime between day 200 and 1000 the ejecta must have clashed with the hollow ring of star stuff, causing it to light up again.

From Space Scoop

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