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noun
The science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: geochemistry
Topics: astronomy, chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English meteor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English meteorite Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English meteoritics From meteorite + -ics.
Across languages
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