meteoriticadj.
/ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmidiəˈrɪdɪk/ Astronomy and Geology.
Of, relating to, or derived from meteorites.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [adjective] > meteorite
meteorolitic1824
meteoritic1865
meteorital1889
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [adjective] > meteorite
stony1802
meteorolitic1824
aerolitic1850
siderolithic1857
meteoritic1865
chondritic1866
oligosideric1881
meteorital1889
stony-iron1918
micrometeoritic1958
nakhlitic1963
1865 Proc. Royal Soc. 14 123 These particles, termed by the author [sc. E. W. Brayley] meteoritic masses, are projected from the zodiacal light.., constituting eventually the nuclei of Meteors, which are finally precipitated upon the Earth (and doubtless upon the other planets) in the form of Meteorites.
1877 G. F. Chambers Handbk. Descr. Astron. (ed. 3) ix. i. 781 The produce of a meteoritic [1861 meteoric] shower may be divided into meteoric iron and meteoric stone.
1889 Harper's Mag. Mar. 584/1 If these meteoritic bodies..are going in the same direction as the earth, but moving more quickly, they would follow and catch the earth.
1906 R. S. Ball In Starry Realms (new ed.) ii. 22 The supposition that the meteoritic source of supply is sufficient for the sun's wants.
1931 H. S. Williams Bk. Marvels 50 Comets are simply collections of meteoritic matter.
1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 432/2 Those..have been intensely studied because of their exotic chemical and isotopic concentrations that represent extremities among meteoritic materials.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1865