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meteoritics

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

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the science that deals with meteors.


meteoritics British  
/ ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪks /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of meteoritics

First recorded in 1930–35; meteorite + -ics


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By comparing Dante's descriptions to modern theories of asteroid impacts and crater formation, researchers argue that the 14th-century poet envisioned an Earth-altering cosmic event long before scientists understood meteoritics.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

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

From Scientific American ● May 25, 2023

The history of meteoritics, the study of meteorites, begins with a bang in Yorkshire, England, in 1795.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 27, 2015

He published important contributions on astronomy, meteoritics, atmospheric science, climatology, palaeoclimatology, geology, geophysics, geodesy and glaciology.

From Nature ● Oct. 6, 2015

He went to about 100 more lectures, began to bone up on geology, anthropology, mineralogy, meteoritics, zoology, paleontology.

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