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noun
1.
a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
2.
a meteoroid.
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Meteorite
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example Sentences
- In any case, meteorite samples from other additional stellar systems would have to be collected and identified.
- In this lesson, students explore how locations around a meteorite provide information about the meteorite's orbit.
- The area is filled with cooled lava flows pitted by meteorite impacts.
Collins
World English Dictionary
| meteorite (ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt) | |
| —n | |
| See chondrite a rocklike object consisting of the remains of a meteoroid that has fallen on earth. It may be stony (chondrite), iron, or stony iron (pallasite) | |
| meteoritic | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
meteorite
"rock that falls to earth, after streaking across the sky as a meteor," formed in English 1824.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
meteorite  (mē'tē-ə-rīt') Pronunciation Key
A meteor that reaches the Earth's surface because it has not been burned up by friction with the atmosphere. Meteorites are believed to be fragments of comets and asteroids. ◇ Meteorites that consist mostly of silicates are called stony meteorites and are classified as either chondrites or achondrites. ◇ Meteorites that consist mostly of iron are called iron meteorites. ◇ Meteorites that consist of a mixture of silicates and iron are called stony-iron meteorites. |
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