meteoritics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /miːtɪəˈɹɪtɪks/
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 Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English meteoritics From meteorite + -ics.
Meanings
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(qualifier:geochemistry, uncountable) The science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.
Meteoritics, the laboratory study of meteorites, was regarded as our best window on events at the time of the origin of the planets even before their age could be measured.[…]Recently, discoveries in both meteoritics and asteroid research have brought forward several interesting connections with comets, and even the Voyager revelation of the nature of ice-rich satellites has influenced our understanding of meteorite origins.
2004, John S. Lewis, Physics and Chemistry of the Solar System, 2nd edition, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 350:Following the precedents set in previous editions of the Catalogue of Meteorites, it is not the intention of this Introduction to discuss the science of meteoritics, but simply to provide a summary of the nomenclature and classification of meteorites and the system of entries adopted.
2000, Monica M. Grady, Catalogue of Meteorites, 5th edition, Cambridge University Press, page 1:From the beginning of the nineteenth century forward, meteoritics progressed steadily to an exacting and highly interdisciplinary field.
1999, Harry Y. McSween, Jr., Meteorites and Their Parent Planets, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, page 7:
Deriveds
Relateds
meteorology · meteoroid · meteor · meteoroidal · meteoritic · meteorite · meteoric
Translations (1)
pl meteorytyka (science of meteors, meteorites and meteoroids)