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Noun

meteorite (plural meteorites)

• A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.
  • ✤ The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites.¹
  • ✤ Approximately 1.25 miles of Virginia Highway 58 was rerouted to merge with US Highway 25E south of the gap. This photograph shows the phenomenon of the “fogfall,” when fog trapped in the meteorite crater of Middlesboro escapes […]²

Etymology

From meteor + -ite.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt/, /-ɾi-/
• Audio (General American): 🔊
• Hyphenation: me‧te‧or‧ite

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Footnotes

1. 2011, Dieter Rehder, Chemistry in Space: ↩

2. 2014, Martha Evans Wiley, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, page 117: ↩