plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: material thrown out (as from a volcano)
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As the explosion grew larger and smacked into nearby matter, the shape started flattening while the ejecta’s axis of symmetry remained stable.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
However, the axis of symmetry of the ejecta stayed the same.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
Scientists have always assumed that when this stellar ejecta violently slams into dense gas surrounding the dying star, known as the circumstellar medium, this generates narrow emission lines in the light or spectra seen from Type II supernovas.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2025
However, the axis of symmetry of the ejecta stayed the same.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
Scientists have always assumed that when this stellar ejecta violently slams into dense gas surrounding the dying star, known as the circumstellar medium, this generates narrow emission lines in the light or spectra seen from Type II supernovas.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Ejecta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ejecta. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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