meteorite
noun
a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
meteoritic
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a word derived from
meteorite.
Example Sentences
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Nasa said an estimated 48.5 tons of meteoritic material falls on Earth each day - almost all of it burns up in the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
“With all these launches, the amount of material vaporizing during reentry could become roughly comparable to the amount of meteoritic material coming in. And it’s different stuff, a different mix of metals,” Murphy says.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
Weiss says the meteoritic literature is rife with false magnetic findings—such as reports of extreme fields in one of the most studied meteorites of all time, Allende, which fell in Mexico in 1969.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2023
“The question remains whether they are meteoritic, geologic, or biologic,” said Amy Williams, a planetary scientist at the University of Florida and a member of the Curiosity and Perseverance scientific teams.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2023
Meteorites are not abundant and meteoritic samples not especially easy to get hold of.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
