EJECTA

Etymology

Noun

ejecta pl (plural only)

(geology) Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater.

Source: Wiktionary


E*jec"ta, n. pl. [L., neut. pl. of ejectus cast out. See Eject.]

Definition: Matter ejected; material thrown out; as, the ejecta of a volcano; the ejecta, or excreta, of the body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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