单词 | explosion crater |
释义 | > as lemmasexplosion crater explosion crater n. a crater formed by an explosion at or near the ground surface; esp. (Geology) such a crater formed by volcanic activity, typically by the explosive evaporation of groundwater heated by magma; cf. maar n. b. ΚΠ 1890 S. Sekiya & Y. Kikuchi in Trans. Seismol. Soc. Japan 13 187 The great horse-shoe-like chasm opened toward the north may be called an explosion-crater. 1937 Science 24 Sept. 8/2 Giant meteorites..leave in sub-surface rock layers records of their arrival that persist as permanent geologic features even after the great explosion craters have been weathered away. 1977 J. E. Guest & R. Greeley Geol. on Moon v. 81 Ejection craters usually have raised rims consisting in part of material thrown out from the crater and include volcanic explosion craters, chemical and nuclear explosion craters and impact craters. 2007 C. A. Hall Introd. Geol. Southern Calif. xix. 344/1 The Mono Craters form a conspicuous 13-km- (8-mi-) long arc of young silicic domes and explosion craters near the southern shore of Mono Lake and the Long Valley caldera to the south. < as lemmas |
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