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 meteorites
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 meteorites
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.
Cultural definitions for meteorites
meteorites
Objects from outside the Earth that enter the Earth's field of gravitation and fall to the Earth's surface. Meteors, on the other hand, are objects from space that burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.
notes for meteorites
Meteorites are bodies that are left over from the time when the
planets formed, and therefore give us clues about the formation of the
solar system.