Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meteorite

/ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: me-te-or-ite
IPA: /ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"The Vestan, Lunar, and Martian meteorites are achondrites."
"Approximately 1.25 miles of Virginia Highway 58 was rerouted to merge with US Highway 25E south of the gap. This photograph shows the phenomenon of the “fogfall,” when fog trapped in the meteorite crater of Middlesboro escapes […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English meteor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English meteorite From meteor + -ite.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt/
British English: /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt/

Inflected Forms

meteorites (plural)

Derived Forms

meteoritic meteoriticist meteoritics meteorwrong micrometeorite nuclearite pseudometeorite

Phrases

iron meteorite

Frequently Paired Words

meteor meteoroid meteorology achondrite aerolite angrite asteroid aubrite

Synonyms

meteorite

Questions

How do you pronounce meteorite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt/.
What does meteorite mean?: A metallic or stony object or body that is the remains of a meteoroid.
Where does meteorite come from?: Etymology tree English meteor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English meteorite From meteor + -ite.

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