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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary me·te·or·ite DATE 1824 : a meteor that reaches the surface of the earth without being completely vaporized 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 Search result show the entry is found in: meteorite crater 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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