Astrobleme Definition
ăstrə-blēm
noun
A scar on the earth's surface left from the impact of a meteorite.
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Other Word Forms of Astrobleme
Noun
Singular:
astrobleme
Plural:
astroblemesOrigin of Astrobleme
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astro– Greek blēma missile, wound (from ballein to throw gwelə- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
1963, from astro- +"Ž Ancient Greek βλῆμα (blema, “wound from a missile")
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