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meteoritics

[ mee-tee-uh-rit-iks ]
/ ˌmi ti əˈrɪt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)Astronomy.

the science that deals with meteors.

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Origin of meteoritics

First recorded in 1930–35; meteorite + -ics

OTHER WORDS FROM meteoritics

me·te·or·it·i·cist [mee-tee-uh-rit-uh-sist], /ˌmi ti əˈrɪt ə sɪst/, noun

Words nearby meteoritics

meteoric shower, meteoric water, meteorism, meteorite, meteorites, meteoritics, meteorogram, meteorograph, meteoroid, meteorol., meteorological
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British Dictionary definitions for meteoritics

meteoritics
/ (ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the branch of science concerned with meteors and meteorites

Derived forms of meteoritics

meteoriticist, noun
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