Meteorite
/ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.
Sentence Examples
This hole was formed by a falling meteorite.
When I was in high school, I wished every day that a meteorite would fall.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Last night, a bright fireball fell from the sky and a ____ landed in the farmer's field.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Scientists carefully examined the small ____ found in the desert to learn more about the early composition of our solar system.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English meteor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English meteorite From meteor + -ite.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites."
— 2011, Dieter Rehder, Chemistry in Space:
"Approximately 1.25 miles of Virginia Highway 58 was rerouted to merge with US Highway 25E south of the gap. This photograph shows the phenomenon of the “fogfall,” when fog trapped in the meteorite crater of Middlesboro escapes […]"
— 2014, Martha Evans Wiley, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, page 117:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Last night, a bright fireball fell from the sky and a ____ landed in the farmer's field.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Scientists carefully examined the small ____ found in the desert to learn more about the early composition of our solar system.