meteoriten.

Brit.

/ˈmiːtɪərʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmidiəˌraɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meteor n.¹, -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < meteor n.¹ + -ite suffix¹. Compare French météorite (1822).

Astronomy and Geology.

A fallen meteor; a mass or fragment of rock or metal that has reached the surface of the earth (or of another planet or planetary satellite) from space, having failed to burn up completely during its passage through the atmosphere. Also more generally: a meteor; a meteoroid.Meteorites are now classed as stony meteorites (see achondrite n., chondrite n. 2), iron meteorites, and stony–iron meteorites. Cf. the older terms aerolite n., siderite n.¹ 7, and siderolite n.²

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the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun]

drakec1275

dragon1398

falling stara1475

starn-shot1513

dancing-goats1563

firedrake1563

meteor1594

shooting star1597

goat1614

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shot star1633

phasm1656

snow-fire1771

meteorite1823

asteroid1830

cometoid1861

exhalation1871

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > meteorite

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sky stone1750

meteoric stone1809

meteorolite1812

ceraunite1814

meteor stone1818

meteorite1823

star-glint1825

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > meteorite

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sky stone1750

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meteoric stone1809

meteorolite1812

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uranolith1823

1823 Monitor Sept. 305 That meteorites do really fall from the upper regions of the air to earth, can no longer be doubted.

1834 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 26 132 Although bodies of this class, or Meteorites, may occasionally present the same appearance as a ‘shooting star’, yet [etc.].

1853 J. Phillips Rivers, Mountains, & Sea-coast Yorks. iii. 106 A great meteorite or mass of iron 56 lbs. in weight fell from the sky.

1876 P. G. Tait Lect. Recent Adv. in Physical Sci. x. 254 Meteorites, the so-called falling stars,..follow a perfectly definite track in space.

1900 Living Age 27 Jan. 201/1 The swarm of meteorites which gives origin to the Leonid shooting stars is submitted to various delays during its long journeys in space.

1931 H. S. Williams Bk. Marvels 70 Perhaps the best guess is that they [sc. the craters of the moon] mark the impact of meteorites.

1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 1476/1 After the French Academy of Science declared that meteorites could not exist a number of European museums removed specimen meteorites from their exhibits.

1990 Sciences Nov. 31/1 Here are samples of lunar soil, made up of rock pulverized by meteorite bombardment.

1994 Observatory 114 312 The popular press has long had a problem distinguishing between these two words [sc. meteor and meteorite], but more recently, with the realization that space platforms can be struck by meteoroids, a further confusion in the use of the word meteorite has arisen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meteorite
释义	meteoriten. Brit. /ˈmiːtɪərʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmidiəˌraɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meteor n.¹, -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < meteor n.¹ + -ite suffix¹. Compare French météorite (1822). Astronomy and Geology. A fallen meteor; a mass or fragment of rock or metal that has reached the surface of the earth (or of another planet or planetary satellite) from space, having failed to burn up completely during its passage through the atmosphere. Also more generally: a meteor; a meteoroid.Meteorites are now classed as stony meteorites (see achondrite n., chondrite n. 2), iron meteorites, and stony–iron meteorites. Cf. the older terms aerolite n., siderite n.¹ 7, and siderolite n.² ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] drakec1275 dragon1398 falling stara1475 starn-shot1513 dancing-goats1563 firedrake1563 meteor1594 shooting star1597 goat1614 shooter1633 shot star1633 phasm1656 snow-fire1771 meteorite1823 asteroid1830 cometoid1861 exhalation1871 the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > meteorite stone1628 sky stone1750 meteoric stone1809 meteorolite1812 ceraunite1814 meteor stone1818 meteorite1823 star-glint1825 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > meteorite stone1628 sky stone1750 thunderbolt1802 meteoric stone1809 meteorolite1812 ceraunite1814 meteor stone1818 meteorite1823 uranolith1823 1823 Monitor Sept. 305 That meteorites do really fall from the upper regions of the air to earth, can no longer be doubted. 1834 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 26 132 Although bodies of this class, or Meteorites, may occasionally present the same appearance as a ‘shooting star’, yet [etc.]. 1853 J. Phillips Rivers, Mountains, & Sea-coast Yorks. iii. 106 A great meteorite or mass of iron 56 lbs. in weight fell from the sky. 1876 P. G. Tait Lect. Recent Adv. in Physical Sci. x. 254 Meteorites, the so-called falling stars,..follow a perfectly definite track in space. 1900 Living Age 27 Jan. 201/1 The swarm of meteorites which gives origin to the Leonid shooting stars is submitted to various delays during its long journeys in space. 1931 H. S. Williams Bk. Marvels 70 Perhaps the best guess is that they [sc. the craters of the moon] mark the impact of meteorites. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 1476/1 After the French Academy of Science declared that meteorites could not exist a number of European museums removed specimen meteorites from their exhibits. 1990 Sciences Nov. 31/1 Here are samples of lunar soil, made up of rock pulverized by meteorite bombardment. 1994 Observatory 114 312 The popular press has long had a problem distinguishing between these two words [sc. meteor and meteorite], but more recently, with the realization that space platforms can be struck by meteoroids, a further confusion in the use of the word meteorite has arisen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1823
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