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meteorite

English

Etymology

meteor +? -ite

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?mi?.t?.?.?a?t/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?mi.ti.???a?t/, /-?i-/
  • Hyphenation: me?te?or?ite

Noun

meteorite (plural meteorites)

  1. A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.

Hyponyms

  • See also Thesaurus:meteorite

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

Further reading

  • meteorite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

meteorite m or f (plural meteoriti)

  1. meteorite

Derived terms

  • micrometeorite

Anagrams

  • ometterei

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brianite

English

Etymology

Brian +? -ite after Brian Harold Mason, a pioneer in meteoritics.

Noun

brianite (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) A phosphate mineral with the chemical formula Na2CaMg(PO4)2, first identified in an iron meteorite.

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Brianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “brianite”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.

Anagrams

  • Tiberian

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