astrobleme

WOTD – 28 November 2009    

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæs.trəʊ.bliːm/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæs.troʊ.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 (et)
• Finnish: törmäyskraatteri (fi)
• French: astroblème (fr) m

• Italian: astroblema (it) m
• Russian: астроблема (ru) (astrobléma) f
• Spanish: astroblema (es) m

Anagrams

• blastomere