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Meteorite - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Meteorite : (noun)
1: stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid
that has reached the earth's surface
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Meteorite : \Me"te*or*ite\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]t['e]orite.] (Min.)
A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from
space; an a["e]rolite.
Note: Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused
crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid
passage through the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may
consist: 1. Of metallic iron, alloyed with a small
percentage of nickel (meteoric iron, holosiderite).
When etched this usually exhibits peculiar crystalline
figures, called Widmanst["a]tten figures. 2. Of a
cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates
(mesosiderite or siderolite). 3. Of a stony mass of
silicates with little iron (meteoric stone,
sporadosiderite). 4. Of a mass without iron
(asiderite).
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Meteorite |
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SeReNiiTy: Saw a Meteorite at the flying field :D Was epic! |
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ChrisGPackham: @cookielaughton Must have been a pretty large Meteorite . I bet it will have been seen on a CCTV camera somewhere . |
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Papaiadoce: #omgfacts Lake Bosumtwi in Ghana formed in a hollow made by a Meteorite |
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