/miˈtiɔɹajˌt/ - [meeteeorayt] - me•te•or•ite
We found 4 definitions of météorite from 4 different sources.
NounSingular: meteorite |
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meteorite - stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface | ||
meteoroid, meteor (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere | ||
aerolite a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals | ||
micrometeor, micrometeorite, micrometeoroid a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere | ||
pallasite a meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron |