astrobleme [as-truh-bleem] Word Origin noun Geology.
- an erosional scar on the earth’s surface, produced by the impact of a cosmic body, as a meteorite or asteroid.Compare crater(def 2).
Origin of astrobleme 1965–70; astro- + -bleme (Greek blêma shot, wound) British Dictionary definitions for astrobleme astrobleme noun
- a mark on the earth’s surface, usually circular, formed by a large ancient meteorite impact
Word Origin for astrobleme C20: from astro- + Greek blēma shot, wound Word Origin and History for astrobleme n.
1961, from astro- + Greek bleme “throw of a missile; wound caused by a missile,” from ballein “to throw” (see ballistics).