meteorite
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meteorite
- /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt/ UK
- /ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt/ US
- /-ɾi-/ US
noun meteorites
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A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.
The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites.
Similar: meteorite
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aerolite, chondritic, meteor, earth, martian, fragment, craters, meteorolite, meteorwrong, iron, impactite, iron meteorite, meteoritic iron, aerosiderolite, pseudometeorite, chondrite
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noun remains of a meteor
| Español | meteorito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 운석 unseok |
| 日本語 | 隕石 inseki |
| 中文 | 隕石 /陨石 yǔnshí |
| हिन्दी | उल्कापिंड ulkāpiṇḍ |
| Kiswahili | jiwe la angani |
| Português | meteorito |
| Français | météorite |
| Deutsch | Meteorit |
| Italiano | meteorite |
| Ελληνικά | μετεωρίτης meteorítis |
| Română | meteorit |
| Русский | метеори́т meteorít |
| Tiếng Việt | thiên thạch, vẫn thạch |
| العربية | حَجَر نَيْزَكِيّ ḥajar nayzakiyy |
| עברית | מֶטֶאוֹרִיט meteorít, כּוֹכָב נוֹפֵל |
Talk about this word "meteorite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/meteorite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. meteorite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/meteorite "meteorite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/meteorite.Cite this
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title = {meteorite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
