aerolite
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
Origin of aerolite
1- Also aer·o·lith [air-uh-lith]. /ˈɛər ə lɪθ/.
Other words from aerolite
- aer·o·lit·ic [air-uh-lit-ik], /ˌɛər əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective
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How to use aerolite in a sentence
Aerolites come singly and unexpectedly, falling actually to earth on land or sea.
The Astronomy of the Bible | E. Walter MaunderThus aerolites seem to be broken-up fragments from the interior parts of globes like our own.
The Astronomy of the Bible | E. Walter MaunderDoes the passage of a few such aerolites through the atmosphere to the earth by day cause thunder without clouds?
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David LivingstoneI have been in the vicinity of the fall of three aerolites, none of which I could afterward discover.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David LivingstoneBut the theory of telluric origin of aerolites was by no means so easily disposed of.
A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5) | Henry Smith Williams
British Dictionary definitions for aerolite
/ (ˈɛərəˌlaɪt) /
a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
Derived forms of aerolite
- aerolitic (ˌɛərəˈlɪtɪk), adjective
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