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meteorite

nounmasculinetechnicalcommon/mɨ.tɨ.u.ˈɾi.tu/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.”

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