meteorite
pronunciation
How to pronounce meteorite in British English:
UK [ˈmiːtiəraɪt]
How to pronounce meteorite in American English:
US [ˈmiːtiəraɪt]
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- Noun:
- stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
Word Origin
- meteorite (n.)
- "rock that falls to earth, after streaking across the sky as a meteor," 1818, from meteor + -ite.
Example
- 1. Mexican meteorite : was it russian space junk ?
- 2. The famous murchison meteorite smashed into the australian ground in 1969 .
- 3. What if a meteorite falls on the plant ?
- 4. I close the meteorite room and try the door across thecorridor .
- 5. After years of intense debate , the issue whether the martian meteorite contains life or not remains unresolved .