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meteorite

noun
/ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt/UK/ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt/US

Etymology

From meteor + -ite.

  1. derived from μετέωρον
  2. derived from meteorum
  3. derived from météore
  4. formed as meteorite — “meteor + -ite”

Definitions

  1. A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.

    • The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites.
    • Approximately 1.25 miles of Virginia Highway 58 was rerouted to merge with US Highway 25E south of the gap. This photograph shows the phenomenon of the “fogfall,” when fog trapped in the meteorite crater of Middlesboro escapes […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for meteorite. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA