meteorite

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.raɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈmi.ti.əˌraɪt/ or /-ɾi-/

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• Hyphenation: me‧te‧or‧ite

Noun

Singular meteorite

Plural meteorites

A meteorite.

1. (countable) (astronomy) A meteorite is a piece of rock or metal that fell to the earth's surface from outer space as a meteor.

Related words

• meteor
• meteoroid