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meteoritics

[mee-tee-uh-rit-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb) Astronomy.
  1. the science that deals with meteors.
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Origin of meteoritics

First recorded in 1930–35; meteorite + -ics
Related formsme·te·or·it·i·cist [mee-tee-uh-rit-uh-sist] /ˌmi ti əˈrɪt ə sɪst/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for meteoritics

meteoritics

noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with meteors and meteorites
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Derived Formsmeteoriticist, noun
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