meteorite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ɾi-/ (General-American)
- /ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt/ (General-American)
- /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English meteor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English meteorite From meteor + -ite.
Meanings
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A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.
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 […]
2014, Martha Evans Wiley, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, page 117:The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites.
2011, Dieter Rehder, Chemistry in Space:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| meteorites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pseudometeorite · nuclearite · meteoritic · iron meteorite · meteorwrong · meteoritics · meteoriticist · micrometeorite
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
hexahedrite · moldavite · siderite · mesosiderite · pallasite · oligosiderite · Leonid · lodranite · howardite · nonchondrite · diogenite · ataxite · siderolite · aerolith · achondrite · shergottite · aerolite · chondrite
Meronyms
alabandite · clinoenstatite · hibonite · kamacite · chondrule · taenite · troilite
Relateds
meteorology · fireball · aubrite · meteoroid · meteor · chassignite · aerolite · asteroid · nakhlite · shergottite · achondrite · angrite · ureilite · tektite · chondrite · baetyl
Synonyms
Translations (94)
my ဥက္ကာခဲ (remains of a meteor) · eo aerŝtono (remains of a meteor) · he מֶטֶאוֹרִיט (remains of a meteor) · bn উল্কাপিণ্ড (remains of a meteor) · km អាចម៍ផ្កាយ (remains of a meteor) · sw jiwe la angani (remains of a meteor) · he כּוֹכָב נוֹפֵל (remains of a meteor) · hi उल्कापिंड (remains of a meteor) · eo aerolito (remains of a meteor) · it meteorite (remains of a meteor) · pt meteorito (remains of a meteor) · km ឧក្កាបាត (remains of a meteor) · ro meteorit (remains of a meteor) · gl meteorito (remains of a meteor) · pa ਉਲਕਾ ਪਿੰਡ (remains of a meteor) · uz meteorit (remains of a meteor) · sh метео̀рӣт (remains of a meteor) · ur شِہابی پَتَّھر (remains of a meteor) · ta விண்கல் (remains of a meteor) · gd dreagag (remains of a meteor) · pl meteoryt (remains of a meteor) · sh meteòrīt (remains of a meteor) · mt meteorit (remains of a meteor) · be мэтэары́т (remains of a meteor) · eo meteorito (remains of a meteor) · tl meteorita (remains of a meteor) · mi matakōkiri (remains of a meteor) · zza meteorit (remains of a meteor) · fa-ira سَنْگِ آسْمانی (remains of a meteor) · be метэары́т (remains of a meteor) · vi vẫn thạch (remains of a meteor) · ga dreigít (remains of a meteor) · mn солирын чулуулаг (remains of a meteor) · oc meteorit (remains of a meteor) · fi meteoriitti (remains of a meteor) · is loftsteinn (remains of a meteor) · eu meteorito (remains of a meteor) · sv meteorit (remains of a meteor) · th อุกกาบาต (remains of a meteor) · id meteorit (remains of a meteor) · nl meteoriet (remains of a meteor) · sk meteorit (remains of a meteor) · ast meteoritu (remains of a meteor) · tg шиҳобпора (remains of a meteor) · nb meteoritt (remains of a meteor) · sq meteorit (remains of a meteor) · ta விண்வீழ்கல் (remains of a meteor) · ms meteorit (remains of a meteor) · vi thiên thạch (remains of a meteor) · kmr meteorît (remains of a meteor) · fa-ira شَهابسَنْگ (remains of a meteor) · sl meteorit (remains of a meteor) · kk метеорит (remains of a meteor) · et meteoriit (remains of a meteor) · tl bulalato (remains of a meteor) · bg метеори́т (remains of a meteor) · lt meteoritas (remains of a meteor) · kw men kowas (remains of a meteor) · cmn 隕石 /陨石 (remains of a meteor) · mk метеорит (remains of a meteor) · de Meteorit (remains of a meteor) · tk meteorit (remains of a meteor) · qu pachakawri rumi (remains of a meteor) · lv meteorīts (remains of a meteor) · ja 隕石 (remains of a meteor) · tt метеорит (remains of a meteor) · mn газарт унасан солир (remains of a meteor) · az meteorit (remains of a meteor) · el μετεωρίτης (remains of a meteor) · tg шиҳобсанг (remains of a meteor) · da meteorit (remains of a meteor) · ky метеорит (remains of a meteor) · eo meteorŝtono (remains of a meteor) · tr göktaşı (remains of a meteor) · cs meteorit (remains of a meteor) · mi whatu kōkiri (remains of a meteor) · ug مېتېئورىت (remains of a meteor) · tr meteorit (remains of a meteor) · ta எரிகல் (remains of a meteor) · hu meteorit (remains of a meteor) · ko 운석 (remains of a meteor) · es meteorito (remains of a meteor) · nah cītlalmītl (remains of a meteor) · hy երկնաքար (remains of a meteor) · fr météorite (remains of a meteor) · ca meteorit (remains of a meteor) · hy մետեորիտ (remains of a meteor) · si උල්කාෂ්ම (remains of a meteor) · ar حَجَر نَيْزَكِيّ (remains of a meteor) · tg метеорит (remains of a meteor) · ru метеори́т (remains of a meteor) · uk метеори́т (remains of a meteor) · ka მეტეორიტი (remains of a meteor) · lo ອຸກກາບາດ (remains of a meteor)