Ejected matter, as that from an erupting volcano.
[New Latin ēiecta, from neuter pl. of Latin ēiectus, past participle of ēicere, to throw out. See eject.]
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Ejected matter, as that from an erupting volcano.
[New Latin ēiecta, from neuter pl. of Latin ēiectus, past participle of ēicere, to throw out. See eject.]
Something that has been ejected from the body. Also called ejection.
Refuse cast off from the body.
Material thrown out from and deposited around an impact crater.
In volcanology, ejecta consists of particles that came out of a volcanic vent, traveled through the air or under water, and fell back on the ground surface or on the ocean floor. Ejecta can consist of:
In planetary geology, ejecta can also refer to the debris that is ejected during the formation of an impact crater.
In astrophysics the term can refer to material expelled in a stellar explosion.[1][2]
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