meteoritics

[mee-tee-uh-rit-iks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the science that deals with meteors.

meteoritics

/ ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪks /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• meteoriticist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of meteoritics¹

First recorded in 1930–35; meteorite + -ics

Example Sentences

A recent study in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science threw cold water on the idea — the microbes on Ryugu almost certainly came from Earth rather than outer space.

From Salon

A team of international researchers collaborated on the study, which is published in the journal Meteoritics And Planetary Science.

From BBC

According to Denton S. Ebel of the AMNH, who specializes in meteoritics, chondrites make up about 85 percent of all meteorites.

From Scientific American

As reported earlier this month in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Botswana’s off-world visitor was once part of Vesta, a gigantic ramshackle asteroid forged at the dawn of the solar system.

From New York Times

“The best way to make friends and enemies in meteoritics is to publish another chondrule-forming model,” says Connolly.

From Scientific American