aerolite

[ air-uh-lahyt ]

/ ˈɛər əˌlaɪt /

noun

a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.

Words nearby aerolite

aerogenesis, aerogenic, aerogram, aerograph, aerography, aerolite, aerology, aeromagnetic, aeromagnetics, aeromancy, aeromarine

Also aer·o·lith

[air-uh-lith] /ˈɛər ə lɪθ/.

Origin of aerolite

First recorded in 1805–15; aero- + -lite

OTHER WORDS FROM aerolite

aer·o·lit·ic

[air-uh-lit-ik] /ˌɛər əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for aerolite

Up and up it went as if it had resolved to become an aerolite and visit the moon!
The Hot Swamp|R.M. Ballantyne
They waited until the Aerolite seemed in a state of rest, and its crew, Epworth reasoned, slept.
The Moon Colony|William Dixon Bell
An aerolite becomes the property of the owner of the land on which it falls, and not of the person finding or digging it out.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 1|Various
Later we will return and all of us will go back to the Aerolite.
The Moon Colony|William Dixon Bell

Ibn Batuta advanced as far as Erzeroum, where he was shown an aerolite weighing 620 pounds.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for aerolite

aerolite

/ (ˈɛərəˌlaɪt) /

noun

a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals

Derived forms of aerolite

aerolitic (ˌɛərəˈlɪtɪk), adjective

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