meteoriticistn.
/ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtᵻsɪst/, U.S. /ˈˌmidiəˈrɪdəsəst/ Astronomy.
An expert in or student of meteoritics.
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1948 Sci. Monthly June 522/2 The application of precision methods to the study of the motions of meteors is still in its infancy, but..meteoriticists hopefully predict for it a brilliant future.
1952 Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. 11 243 The first problems that meteoriticists (!) must tackle are the location and classification of falls, and a statistical analysis of the information so obtained.
1971 New Scientist 3 June 556/1 From studies of the amount of xenon present in various meteorites, meteoriticists had speculated that Pu-244 once existed in achondritic meteorites.
1998 Sci. Amer. Nov. 51/3 Most meteoriticists will probably throw up their hands and quickly dismiss the Kangilia meteorite as exceptional in any way save its size.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- to toss up
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- to touch bottom
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- to touch glasses
- to touch hands
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- to touch on the raw
- to touch one's cap
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