meteorite

UK: /ˈmiːtiəraɪt/ US: /ˈmitiəˌraɪt/ ,(mē′tē ə rīt′)

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me•te•or•ite /ˈmitiəˌraɪt/   n. [countable]

1. Astronomy the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth from outer space:
   The tip of the meteorite was still glowing from the heat.
2. Astronomy a meteoroid.

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me•te•or•ite  (mē′tē ə rīt′), n. 

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

• meteor + -ite¹ 1815–25

me•te•or•it•ic  (mē′tē ə rit′ik), me′te•or•it′i•cal, me•te•or•it•al  (mē′tē ə rīt′l), adj. 

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meteorite / ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt/ noun

1. 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

meteoritic / ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪk/ adjective