retarc
English
Etymology
From crater reversed, signifying the formation of an elevated mound rather than the typical sunken crater.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹiːtɑː(ɹ)k/
The retarc formed by the Whetstone Sulky nuclear test.
Noun
retarc (plural retarcs)
- (geology, nuclear testing) A rubble mound occasionally formed by a powerful underground explosion (usually nuclear) in solid rock, due to the chimney of shattered rock above the explosion occupying a greater volume than the solid rock previously present.