shatter cone

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noun Geology.

a small, radially striated rock structure produced by intense shock, such as generated by meteorite impact.

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Also called pressure cone.

Origin of shatter cone

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby shatter cone

shastracara, Shastri, shat, Shatt-al-Arab, shatter, shatter cone, shattered, shatterproof, Shaun, Shavano Peak, shave

How to use shatter cone in a sentence

Cone Mills features in all the major chapters of the 20th century.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For his part, Logan now believes that more than 95 percent of cone bearing trees are infected.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they also don't greow cones: Whitebark pines can wait 80 years or more to begin cone production.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The “weapon”--a cone-shaped object with winglets--is launched on top of a repurposed Poseidon nuclear missile.
Death at Five Times the Speed of Sound|Kyle Mizokami|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the distance I spotted banners on buildings and a pair of one-legged fishermen balancing with large cone-shaped nets.
A Little Too Off the Beaten Path in Burma|Katya Cengel|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On certain of the stems the fertile cone appears and the spores are ripened about June, after which the process withers.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
With the dispersal of the spores the cone shrivels up, and then the stems starts to send out green branches.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
But upon his head, instead of the ordinary cone-shaped hat worn by the men of the country, was a very peculiar structure.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
If we look sharp, we shall soon find on them a handsome half-open cone.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various
After an hour, the cone is so closely shut, that the flowers are held as fast in its scales as if they had always grown there.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various

Scientific definitions for shatter cone

shatter cone

[ shăt′ər ]

A fractured, conical fragment of rock that has striations radiating outward from the apex. Shatter cones are believed to form when rocks are subjected to shock waves associated with a meteoric impact. They are typically between a few centimeters and a few meters long.