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Meteorite Noun Me·Te·Or·Ite  A Meteor Surface English Falls

Title meteorite
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
me·te·or·ite

 \\ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrīt\\ noun
 DATE  1824
: a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth without being completely vaporized
• me·te·or·it·ic 
 \\ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈri-tik\\ also me·te·or·it·i·cal 
 \\-ti-kəl\\ adjective
English Etymology
meteorite
  "rock that falls to earth, after streaking across the sky as a meteor," formed in English 1824.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
meteorite
me·teor·ite 5mi:tiErait / noun   a piece of rock from outer space that hits the earth's surface
   陨石
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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me·te·or·ite
\ˈmēd.ēəˌrīt, -ētē-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: meteor (I) + -ite
: a solid particle from interplanetary space that survives the destructive effects of a flight through the earth's atmosphere and falls to the ground in one or more pieces

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