meteoritics

[ mee-tee-uh-rit-iks ]
/ ˌmi ti əˈrɪt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb) Astronomy.

the science that deals with meteors.

Origin of meteoritics

First recorded in 1930–35; meteorite + -ics

OTHER WORDS FROM meteoritics

me·te·or·it·i·cist [mee-tee-uh-rit-uh-sist] /ˌmi ti əˈrɪt ə sɪst/, noun

British Dictionary definitions for meteoritics

meteoritics
/ (ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with meteors and meteorites

Derived forms of meteoritics

meteoriticist, noun