meteorite

[ mee-tee-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR meteorite ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.

a meteoroid.

Origin of meteorite

First recorded in 1815–25; meteor + -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM meteorite

me·te·or·it·ic

[mee-tee-uh-rit-ik], /ˌmi ti əˈrɪt ɪk/, me·te·or·it·i·cal, me·te·or·it·al

[mee-tee-uh-rahyt-l], /ˌmi ti əˈraɪt l/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meteorite

meteor, meteoric, meteorite , meteoroid

Words nearby meteorite

meteor, meteoric, meteoric shower, meteoric water, meteorism, meteorite, meteorites, meteoritics, meteorogram, meteorograph, meteoroid

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Example sentences from the Web for meteorite

For example, a common type of meteorite has similar mineral content to Earth, but a lot less deuterium.
Are Comets the Origin of Earth’s Oceans?|Matthew R. Francis|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But how many of them remember the CNN host who asked whether the Russian meteorite had been caused by global warming?
Who Represents?|Megan McArdle|February 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If we put gunpowder at one and that of gun-cotton at four, then that of meteorite, my new compound, would be nearly forty-six.
A. D. 2000|Alvarado M. Fuller
I noted them specially, having in mind to write a paper on the meteorite for the Congregationalist.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams

And when it falls in large pieces we call it a meteorite or shooting star.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882|Various
There is not a single element in the meteorite that does not exist also in the crust of the earth.
Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World|James Cowan
The meteorite had yielded, but the Spirit of the Arctic evidently had serious objections to it being carried off.
The Romance of Polar Exploration|G. Firth Scott

British Dictionary definitions for meteorite

meteorite

/ (ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt) /

noun

a rocklike object consisting of the remains of a meteoroid that has fallen on earth. It may be stony (chondrite), iron, or stony iron (pallasite)See chondrite

Derived forms of meteorite

meteoritic (ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for meteorite

meteorite

[ mē′tē-ə-rīt′ ]

A meteor that reaches the Earth's surface because it has not been burned up by friction with the atmosphere. Meteorites are believed to be fragments of comets and asteroids.♦ Meteorites that consist mostly of silicates are called stony meteorites and are classified as either chondrites or achondrites. ♦ Meteorites that consist mostly of iron are called iron meteorites. ♦ Meteorites that consist of a mixture of silicates and iron are called stony-iron meteorites.

单词	meteorite
释义	meteorite [ mee-tee-uh-rahyt ] / ˈmi ti əˌraɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR meteorite ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid. a meteoroid. Origin of meteorite First recorded in 1815–25; meteor + -ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM meteorite me·te·or·it·ic [mee-tee-uh-rit-ik], /ˌmi ti əˈrɪt ɪk/, me·te·or·it·i·cal, me·te·or·it·al [mee-tee-uh-rahyt-l], /ˌmi ti əˈraɪt l/, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meteorite meteor, meteoric, meteorite , meteoroid Words nearby meteorite meteor, meteoric, meteoric shower, meteoric water, meteorism, meteorite, meteorites, meteoritics, meteorogram, meteorograph, meteoroid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meteorite For example, a common type of meteorite has similar mineral content to Earth, but a lot less deuterium. Are Comets the Origin of Earth’s Oceans?\|Matthew R. Francis\|December 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But how many of them remember the CNN host who asked whether the Russian meteorite had been caused by global warming? Who Represents?\|Megan McArdle\|February 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST If we put gunpowder at one and that of gun-cotton at four, then that of meteorite, my new compound, would be nearly forty-six. A. D. 2000\|Alvarado M. Fuller I noted them specially, having in mind to write a paper on the meteorite for the Congregationalist. Average Jones\|Samuel Hopkins Adams And when it falls in large pieces we call it a meteorite or shooting star. Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882\|Various There is not a single element in the meteorite that does not exist also in the crust of the earth. Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World\|James Cowan The meteorite had yielded, but the Spirit of the Arctic evidently had serious objections to it being carried off. The Romance of Polar Exploration\|G. Firth Scott British Dictionary definitions for meteorite meteorite / (ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt) / noun a rocklike object consisting of the remains of a meteoroid that has fallen on earth. It may be stony (chondrite), iron, or stony iron (pallasite)See chondrite Derived forms of meteorite meteoritic (ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to meteorite falling star, bolide, comet, fireball, meteoroid Scientific definitions for meteorite meteorite [ mē′tē-ə-rīt′ ] A meteor that reaches the Earth's surface because it has not been burned up by friction with the atmosphere. Meteorites are believed to be fragments of comets and asteroids.♦ Meteorites that consist mostly of silicates are called stony meteorites and are classified as either chondrites or achondrites. ♦ Meteorites that consist mostly of iron are called iron meteorites. ♦ Meteorites that consist of a mixture of silicates and iron are called stony-iron meteorites. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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meteorite

noun

Origin of meteorite

OTHER WORDS FROM meteorite

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meteorite

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British Dictionary definitions for meteorite

noun

Derived forms of meteorite

Words related to meteorite

Scientific definitions for meteorite