meteorite
[ mee-tee-uh-rahyt ]
/ ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /
noun
a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
a meteoroid.
OTHER WORDS FROM meteorite
me·te·or·it·ic [mee-tee-uh-rit-ik] /ˌmi ti əˈrɪt ɪk/, me·te·or·it·i·cal, me·te·or·it·al [mee-tee-uh-rahyt-l] /ˌmi ti əˈraɪt l/, adjectiveWords nearby meteorite
meteor swarm,
meteor.,
meteoric,
meteoric water,
meteorism,
meteorite,
meteorite crater,
meteorites,
meteoritics,
meteorogram,
meteorograph
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British Dictionary definitions for meteorite
meteorite
/ (ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt) /
noun
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)
See chondrite
Derived forms of meteorite
meteoritic (ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪk), adjectiveScientific definitions for meteorite
meteorite
[ mē′tē-ə-rīt′ ]
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.