astrobleme

astrobleme

See also: astroblème

English

WOTD – 28 November 2009

Etymology

1963, from astro- +‎ Ancient Greek βλῆμα (blêma, “wound from a missile”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæs.tɹəʊ.bliːm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæs.tɹoʊ.blim/

Noun

astrobleme (plural astroblemes)

1. (geology) A pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.

Synonyms

• impact crater

Hypernyms

• crater

Coordinate terms

• caldera

Translations

pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet

Estonian: astrobleem Finnish: törmäyskraatteri French: astroblème (fr) m

Italian: astroblema m Russian: астробле́ма (ru) f (astrobléma) Spanish: astroblema (es) m

Anagrams

• blastomere