meteorite
nounmasculinetécnico/mɨ.tɨ.u.ˈɾi.tu/medium
me·te·o·ri·to
Definition
A solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.
Scientists are studying the composition of the newly discovered meteorite.
The impact crater was formed by a massive meteorite.
Common collocations
meteorite fallmeteorite crateriron meteorite
Etymology
Do grego 'meteōros' (elevado no ar) + sufixo '-ito' (relativo a pedra).