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

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

“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

It was long thought that high-speed collisions pulverized the comet ejecta, but now a 45-member team of researchers reports, in a paper published online in the journal Icarus this week, that heat is to blame.

From Science Daily

Shimizu explains: "Due to the fact that volcanic ejecta deposited in the sea preserve well, they record a lot of information at the time of eruption. By using seismic reflection surveys optimized for this target and by identifying the collected sediments, we were able to obtain important information on the distribution, volume, and transport mechanisms of the ejecta."

From Science Daily

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