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meteorite definition

me·teor·ite (mēt′ē ər īt′)

noun

that part of a relatively large meteoroid that survives passage through the atmosphere and falls to the surface of a planet or moon as a mass of metal or stone

Related Forms:

  • meteoritic me′·teor·it′ic (-it′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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