the branch of science concerned with meteors and meteorites
Derived forms
meteoriticist (ˌmeteorˈiticist)
noun
meteoritics in American English
(ˌmitiəˈrɪtɪks)
noun
(used with a sing v) Astronomy
the science that deals with meteors
Derived forms
meteoriticist (ˌmitiəˈrɪtəsɪst)
noun
Word origin
[1930–35; meteorite + -ics]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, kickback, old school tie, uncertainty principle, video-ics is a suffix of nouns that denote a body of facts, knowledge, principles, etc., usuallycorresponding to adjectives ending in -ic or -ical. Other words that use the affix -ics include: ethics, physics, politics, tactics
Examples of 'meteoritics' in a sentence
meteoritics
Astrochemistry, meteoritics and chemical analytics represent a manifold scientific field, including various disciplines.
Alexander Ruf, Louis L. S. d'Hendecourt, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin 2018, 'Data-Driven Astrochemistry: One Step Further within the Origin of Life Puzzle', Lifehttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/8/2/18. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)