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单词 aerolite
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aeroliten.

Brit. /ˈɛːrə(ʊ)lʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌlaɪt/, /ˈɛrəˌlaɪt/
Forms: see aero- comb. form and -lite comb. form1.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aero- comb. form, -lite comb. form1.
Etymology: < aero- comb. form + -lite comb. form1. Compare aerolith n.
Originally: any meteorite; cf. aerolith n. Later spec.: a stony meteorite; the mineral of which this is composed; cf. aerosiderite n.
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the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > meteorite > aerolite
air-stone1608
aerolite1810
aerolith1811
uranolite1815
brontolith1860
oligosiderite1883
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > meteorite > other meteorites
air-stone1608
iron1802
aerolite1810
aerolith1811
uranolite1815
star-glint1825
brontolith1860
aerosiderite1863
aerosiderolite1863
pallasite1863
siderolite1863
siderite1866
mesosiderite1868
howardite1881
chondrite1883
oligosiderite1883
plessite1885
diogenite1895
achondrite1904
octahedrite1905
nakhlite1916
ureilite1916
stony-iron1918
micrometeorite1949
1810 Philos. Mag. 36 32 This aerolite presents, in general, the same characters as those hitherto examined.
1815 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. I. 65 Aerolite, a term recently but perhaps improperly applied to those singular substances called meteoric stones.
1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 196 Professor Maskelyne has recently made a convenient classification of meteorites into ‘Aerolites or Meteoric Stones,’ ‘Aerosiderites or Meteoric Iron,’ and ‘Aerosiderolites,’ which includes the intervening varieties.
1881 P. Brooks Candle of Lord 133 God does not fling His hero like an aërolite out of the sky. He bids him grow like an oak out of the earth.
1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky i. v. 77 Beyond this again would be still other zones, of gradually decreasing densities, composed of the highly oxidized and less ferriferous silicates, comparable with the stony meteorites or aerolites.
1955 R. M. Pearl How to know Minerals & Rocks 174 Aerolites, or so-called stony meteorites, resemble many ordinary heavy rocks; consisting mainly of olivine and pyroxene, they always reveal at least traces of metal.
1998 Jrnl. Physics: Condensed Matter 10 7924 The hexagonal phase is a metastable phase of diamond. Natural hexagonal diamond has been found in aerolite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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