meteorite
noun
me·te·or·ite ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrīt 
: a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth without being completely vaporized
meteoritic
ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈri-tik
adjective or less commonly meteoritical
ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈri-ti-kəl
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In order to confirm that the boom-causing meteor was a part of Comet Swift-Tuttle, astronomers would have to test a meteorite from the event. 
Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 Legend has it that god Jupiter, who had fallen madly in love with Sperlonga, turned himself into a meteorite in order to be with her, landing between her legs on the beach. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 The discovery helps to understand what happens when a meteorite hits Earth. David Bressan, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Mars piqued our curiosity again last summer when a meteorite found in Antarctica contained fossil evidence suggesting the planet may have supported life more than 3.5 billion years ago. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 This meteorite was discovered in May 2020 by meteor hunters in the Algerian Sahara desert. David Bressan, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Many witnesses to the celestial show also reported hearing a sonic boom, which is an indication that small meteorite fragments from the fireball, thought to be the size of a small car, might have reached the ground, the Meteor Society said. Hogan Gore, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 Researchers knew that the meteorite was quickly heated up a second time, signifying a repeat asteroid event. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2022 Using a supercomputer and a machine learning algorithm, researchers have pinpointed the meteorite's origin to the Terra Cimmeria-Sirenum area on the Red Planet's southern hemisphere. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2022 See More
Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 Legend has it that god Jupiter, who had fallen madly in love with Sperlonga, turned himself into a meteorite in order to be with her, landing between her legs on the beach. Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022 The discovery helps to understand what happens when a meteorite hits Earth. David Bressan, Forbes, 19 July 2022 Mars piqued our curiosity again last summer when a meteorite found in Antarctica contained fossil evidence suggesting the planet may have supported life more than 3.5 billion years ago. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022 This meteorite was discovered in May 2020 by meteor hunters in the Algerian Sahara desert. David Bressan, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 Many witnesses to the celestial show also reported hearing a sonic boom, which is an indication that small meteorite fragments from the fireball, thought to be the size of a small car, might have reached the ground, the Meteor Society said. Hogan Gore, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 Researchers knew that the meteorite was quickly heated up a second time, signifying a repeat asteroid event. Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2022 Using a supercomputer and a machine learning algorithm, researchers have pinpointed the meteorite's origin to the Terra Cimmeria-Sirenum area on the Red Planet's southern hemisphere. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1823, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
meteorite
noun
me·te·or·ite ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrīt
: a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth