post-impact
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌpəʊstˈɪm.pækt/us/ˌpoʊstˈɪm.pækt/geologyformalorspecialized
formedas aresultof oneobjecthittinganother, orhappeningin theperiodafter oneobjecthitanother:
Post-impactdepositsin thecraterwerestudied.
Theextentto which thesefeaturesarepresentmaydependon theamountof post-impacterosion.
formal
happeningafter asituation,person, orplaceisaffectedby something:
Environmentalgroupshave called for post-impactassessments.
A post-impactstudyconcludedthat theprojecthad had ameasurablepositiveimpact.
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impactnoun
- Anasteroidcollisionwouldpresentuniqueproblems,includinga post-impactenvironmentthat couldpreventfullrecovery.
- A post-impact hydrothermalsystemmay havedissolvedmetalsfrom thecrystallinerocksin thecraterbasement.
Physics: energy, force & power
- anti-gravity
- attract
- attraction
- bar magnet
- barometric pressure
- dynamo
- frictionless
- fundamental force
- G-force
- gravitational
- high-impact
- meltdown
- propulsion
- stored energy
- surface tension
- thermodynamic
- transduce
- transduction
- unexcited
- unipolar
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