astrobleme
[as-truh-bleem]
- an erosional scar on the earth's surface, produced by the impact of a cosmic body, as a meteorite or asteroid.Compare crater(def 2).
Origin of astrobleme
1965–70; <
astro- +
-bleme (<
Greek blêma shot, wound)
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British Dictionary definitions for astrobleme- a mark on the earth's surface, usually circular, formed by a large ancient meteorite impact
Word Origin for astrobleme
C20: from astro- + Greek blēma shot, wound
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Word Origin and History for astroblemen.1961, from astro- + Greek bleme "throw of a missile; wound caused by a missile," from ballein "to throw" (see ballistics).
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