单词 | ejecta |
释义 | ejecta/ɪˈdʒɛktə /plural noun [often treated as singular] Geology & Astronomy Material that is forced or thrown out, especially as a result of volcanic eruption, meteoritic impact, or stellar explosion.Melosh et al. proposed that wildfires were ignited by the thermal energy radiated by re-entering ejecta following the asteroid impact....
OriginLate 19th century: from Latin, 'things thrown out', neuter plural of ejectus 'thrown out', from eicere (see eject). |
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