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Definition: EJECTA

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An ejaculation.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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"Ejecta" is a common misspelling or typo for: ejects, dejecta.

Etymology:Ejecta \E*jec"ta\, plural noun. [Latin expression, neut. plural of ejectus cast out. See Eject.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EJECTA

Domain Definition
Aerospace 1: Lunar material thrown out (as resulting from meteoroid impact or volcanic action). (references)
  2: Material expelled from the impact site during a crater formation. (references)
  3: Material that is ejected. Used mostly to describe the content of a massive star that is propelled outward in a supernova explosion. Also used to describe the material that is blown radially outward in a meteor impact on the surface of a planet or moon. (references)
Geological Material that is thrown out by a volcano, including pyroclastic material (tephra) and, from some volcanoes, lava bombs. (Foxworthy and Hill, 1982). (references)
Geology 1: A general term for rock particles ejected into the air by a volcano. (references)
  2: Material thrown out of an impact crater during formation. Such material may be distributed around a crater in distinctive patterns forming "ejecta rays" or "ejecta loops. " (references)
Wikipedic In planetary geology, ejecta can also refer to the debris that is ejected during the formation of an impact crater. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: EJECTA

Expressions Domain Definition
Ejecta (solar) Aerospace Material from the Sun which propagates out from the Sun and generates major interplanetary and magnetospheric effects. (references)
Ejecta (terrestrial) Aerospace Material thrown out and deposited around an impact crater on Earth. (references)

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Extended Definition: EJECTA

Ejecta

Ejecta can mean:

  • In volcanology, 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:
    1. Juvenile particles - (fragmented magma and free crystals)
    2. Cognate or accessory particles - older volcanic rocks from the same volcano
    3. Accidental particles - derived from the rocks under the volcano.
  • In planetary geology, the debris that is ejected during the formation of an impact crater.
  • In astrophysics, material expelled in a stellar explosion.[1][2]
  • In firearms ballistics, everything expelled from a gun, including the bullet, propellant, sabot, wad, etc.[3]

References

  1. The Plerionic Supernova Remnant G21.5-0.9: In and Out
  2. (a detection by) The Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA) http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/asca/asca2.html
  3. Randy Wakeman, "Controlling shotgun recoil", Chuck Hawks, http://www.chuckhawks.com/shotgun_recoil.htm. 

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Topics by Level of Interest: EJECTA

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ejecta 5     Ejecta 5
Ejecta blanket 3     Ejecta blanket 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"ejecta" is a common misspelling or typo for: ejects, dejecta.

Synonyms: ejecta
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 ejection, eructation.
Consider also: belch, blowout, burp, ebullition, effusion, eruption, extravasation, extrusion, gush, jet, outbreak, projection, spurt, squirt.

Verb

 belching, burping.

Other

 sputa, blowoff, egesta, outgush, outrush.
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Computed Synonyms: ejecta

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   4.0596   ejecta     ejection     expulsion, discharge, eviction, ejectment, extrusion   
 2   2.0292   ejecta     ejaculation     exclamation, cum, give out, emit, ejection   
 3   2.0193   ejecta     eructation     belch, burp, eruption, ejection, ebullition   
 4   2.0193   ejecta     eruption     outburst, flare, blaze, bang, flush   
 5   1.2195   ejecta     excreta     feces, excrement, faeces, excretion, dejecta   
 6   1.0192   ejecta     effusion     gush, outpouring, flow, outflow, efflux   
 7   1.0192   ejecta     emission     issue, radiation, release, discharge, transmission   
 8   1.0188   ejecta     extravasation     escape of blood or fluid into tissue, hemorrhage, extradite, extra, haemorrhage   
 9   1.0095   ejecta     rejection     refusal, denial, repudiation, negation, dismissal   
 10   1.0093   ejecta     igneous     fiery, volcanic, flaming, eruptive, ardent   
 11   1.0093   ejecta     outing     excursion, trip, tour, jaunt, outering   
 12   1.0093   ejecta     puff     smoke, grass, bash, root, cannabis   
 13   1.0092   ejecta     discharge     release, dismissal, fire, dismiss, drain   
 14   1.0091   ejecta     overshoot     overstep, exceed, surpass, outrun, step over   
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Synonyms within Context: ejecta

Context Synonyms within Context

Excretion

Ejecta, catarrh, diarrhoea, egesta, excreta, exuviae, lava, ptyalism, rheum, saliva, salivation, spittle, sputa, uncleanness.

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Translations: EJECTA

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian sopečné vyvřeliny (ejecta), extrementy (ejecta), exkrementy (ejecta), vyvřelý (eruptive, igneous, ejecta). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina sopečné vyvřeliny (ejecta), extrementy (ejecta), exkrementy (ejecta), vyvřelý (eruptive, igneous, ejecta). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 喷出物 (ejecta, eructation, gusher). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 噴出物 (ejecta, eructation, gusher). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech sopečné vyvřeliny (ejecta), extrementy (ejecta), exkrementy (ejecta), vyvřelý (eruptive, igneous, ejecta). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari مواد بيرون ريخته (ejecta), مدفوعات (ejecta, excreta). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Français éjectat (ejecta), couronne de débris (ejecta blanket). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
French éjectat (ejecta), couronne de débris (ejecta blanket). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 화산 등의 분출물 (ejecta), 배출물 (ejecta, ejection), 분출물 (ejection, eructation, extravasation, ejecta). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 화산 등의 분출물 (ejecta), 배출물 (ejecta, ejection), 분출물 (ejection, eructation, extravasation, ejecta). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew פְּלִיטָה (discharge, ejaculation, ejecta, ejection, emission). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian prodotti piroclastici (ejecta), materia espulsa (ejecta), escrementi (faeces, feces, dejection, droppings, ejecta). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit פְּלִיטָה (discharge, ejaculation, ejecta, ejection, emission). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 噴出物 (ejecta, ejection, eruption, extravasation). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 화산 등의 분출물 (ejecta), 배출물 (ejecta, ejection), 분출물 (ejection, eructation, extravasation, ejecta). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi مواد بيرون ريخته (ejecta), مدفوعات (ejecta, excreta). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian مواد بيرون ريخته (ejecta), مدفوعات (ejecta, excreta). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) مواد بيرون ريخته (ejecta), مدفوعات (ejecta, excreta). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian викид (ejecta, overshoot), виверження (eruption, effusion, ejaculation, outing, ejecta), вивержена порода (ejecta). Additional references: Ukrainian, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) vikid (ejecta, overshoot), viverzhennya (eruption, effusion, ejaculation, outing, ejecta), viverzhena poroda (ejecta). Additional references: Ukrainian, ejecta. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: EJECTA

Language Translations for “ejecta” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag athagejathagectathaga (ejecta). Additional references: Athag, ejecta. (volunteer)
Double Dutch agejagectaga (ejecta). Additional references: Double Dutch, ejecta. (volunteer)
Leet 3;3(+4 (ejecta). Additional references: Leet, ejecta. (volunteer)
Oppish opejopectopa (ejecta). Additional references: Oppish, ejecta. (volunteer)
Pig Latin ejectaway (ejecta). Additional references: Pig Latin, ejecta. (volunteer)
Terran B ejectat (ejecta). Additional references: Terran B, ejecta. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi ubejubectuba (ejecta). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, ejecta. (volunteer)
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