meteorite
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.raɪt/
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈmi.ti.əˌraɪt/ or /-ɾi-/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: me‧te‧or‧ite
Noun
[change]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Middlesbrough_meteorite_-_20080625.jpg/220px-Middlesbrough_meteorite_-_20080625.jpg)
- (countable) (astronomy) A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal that fell to the earth's surface from outer space as a meteor.