meteoritics

noun
/miːtɪəˈɹɪtɪks/

Etymology

From meteorite + -ics.

  1. derived from μετέωρον
  2. derived from meteorum
  3. derived from météore
  4. formed as meteorite — “meteor + -ite
  5. suffixed as meteoritics — “meteorite + ics

Definitions

  1. The science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.

    • From the beginning of the nineteenth century forward, meteoritics progressed steadily to an exacting and highly interdisciplinary field.

The neighborhood

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

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