shatter cone (English, noun)
expansion: shatter cone (plural shatter cones)
Senses:
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.
Forms:
form: shatter cones
tags: plural
form: shattercone
tags: alternative