uranolithn.

Brit.

/jᵿˈranəlɪθ/, U.S.

/jʊˈrænəˌlɪθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: urano- comb. form¹, -lith comb. form.

Etymology: < urano- comb. form¹ + -lith comb. form, after French uranolithe (J. F. B. de Saint Amans c1808: see Second recueil des travaux de la Soc. d'Agric., Sci., et Arts d'Agen (1812) 208). Compare earlier uranolite n.

Now rare.

A meteorite; = uranolite n.

ΘΚΠ

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 Public Characters of all Nations III. 308 M. de Saint Amans..was the first who gave to the bodies which fall from the atmosphere the name of Uranoliths, and he has published ‘Observations’ on those bodies.

1889 C. A. Young Text-bk. Gen. Astron. xviii. 430 The pieces which fall from it are called..uranoliths (heaven-stones), or simply meteoric stones.

1922 I. N. C. McFee Secrets Stars viii. 177 Occasionally a chip..lodges in the earth, whence it is rescued and termed variously as a meteorite, an aerolite, or an uranolith.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	uranolith
释义	uranolithn. Brit. /jᵿˈranəlɪθ/, U.S. /jʊˈrænəˌlɪθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: urano- comb. form¹, -lith comb. form. Etymology: < urano- comb. form¹ + -lith comb. form, after French uranolithe (J. F. B. de Saint Amans c1808: see Second recueil des travaux de la Soc. d'Agric., Sci., et Arts d'Agen (1812) 208). Compare earlier uranolite n. Now rare. A meteorite; = uranolite n. ΘΚΠ 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 Public Characters of all Nations III. 308 M. de Saint Amans..was the first who gave to the bodies which fall from the atmosphere the name of Uranoliths, and he has published ‘Observations’ on those bodies. 1889 C. A. Young Text-bk. Gen. Astron. xviii. 430 The pieces which fall from it are called..uranoliths (heaven-stones), or simply meteoric stones. 1922 I. N. C. McFee Secrets Stars viii. 177 Occasionally a chip..lodges in the earth, whence it is rescued and termed variously as a meteorite, an aerolite, or an uranolith. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1823
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