meteorite

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See also: Meteorite and météorite

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A cast of a meteorite

Etymology

From meteor +‎ -ite.

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meteorite (plural meteorites)

  1. A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.
    • 2011, Dieter Rehder, Chemistry in Space:
      The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites.
    • 2014, Martha Evans Wiley, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, page 117:
      Approximately 1.25 miles of Virginia Highway 58 was rerouted to merge with US Highway 25E south of the gap. This photograph shows the phenomenon of the “fogfall,” when fog trapped in the meteorite crater of Middlesboro escapes

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.te.oˈri.te/
  • Rhymes: -ite
  • Hyphenation: me‧te‧o‧rì‧te

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meteorite m or f (plural meteoriti)

  1. meteorite

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