Meanings
nounastrobleme (plural astroblemes)
plural astroblemes
- geographyA pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.
Synonyms: impact crater
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekβλῆμα“wound from a missile”
- Englishastrobleme
1963, from astro- + Ancient Greek βλῆμα (blêma, “wound from a missile”)
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Estonian astrobleem
- astrobleempit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet
Finnish törmäyskraatteri
- törmäyskraatteripit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet
French astroblème
- astroblèmepit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet
Irish astraibléim
- astraibléimpit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet
Italian astroblema
- astroblemapit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet
Polish struktura uderzeniowa
- struktura uderzeniowapit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet
Russian астробле́ма
- астробле́ма (astrobléma)pit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet
Spanish astroblema
- astroblemapit-like structure created by an impacting meteoroid, asteroid or comet
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APA
astrobleme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrobleme
MLA
“astrobleme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrobleme. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astrobleme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astrobleme.
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