A meteorite; now esp. one containing a high proportion of silicates or other non-metals.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > meteorite (45) stone1628 A meteorite; now esp. one containing a high proportion of silicates or other non-metals. sky stone1750 a meteorite; cf. stone, n. 1c. thunderbolt1802 Locally applied to various stones, fossils, or mineral concretions, formerly or popularly supposed to… Applied to a meteoric stone or meteorite. meteoric stone1809 a meteorite; esp. a stony meteorite. meteorolite1812 = meteorite, n. ceraunite1814 ‘Thunderstone’: applied by some early mineralogists to a meteorite or to meteoric iron; by others to belemnites, and to flint arrow-heads of… meteor stone1818 a meteorite; also figurative. meteorite1823 A fallen meteor; a mass or fragment of rock or metal that has reached the surface of the earth (or of another planet or planetary satellite) from… uranolith1823 A meteorite; = uranolite, n. Subcategories:— tektite (11) — other meteorites (24) — meteorite material (1) |
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