Synonyms for meteorite
ˈmi ti əˌraɪtme·te·orite

Princeton's WordNet

1. meteoritenoun

   stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface

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1. • Meteoroid

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   meteor, fragment

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1. Epifanio Vaccaro:

   Ive been looking at the matrix of primitive meteorites, the material that holds the structure together, the meteorite in question dates to roughly 4.6 billion years ago, when the Sun was born and our Solar System formed. The matrix of these meteorites is therefore thought to be the starting material from which all the planets formed.

2. Stuart Mills:

   This meteorite had an abundance of carbon in it. And as it slowly cooled down, the iron and carbon came together and formed this mineral.

3. Philipp Heck:

   But we also keep looking out for new meteorite falls, every meteorite that falls to Earth is worth studying, as it may provide a unique perspective onto the solar system and may shed new light on its history and our origins.

4. Jayalalithaa Jayaram:

   A meteorite fell within the college premises.

5. Philipp Heck:

   I find this extremely exciting, despite having worked on the Murchison meteorite and presolar grains for almost 20 years, I still am fascinated that we can study the history of our galaxy with a rock.