aerolithn.

Brit.

/ˈɛːrə(ʊ)lɪθ/, U.S.

/ˈɛroʊˌlɪθ/,

/ˈɛrəˌlɪθ/

Forms: see aero- comb. form and -lith comb. form.; also 1800s aerolithos.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aero- comb. form, -lith comb. form.

Etymology: < aero- comb. form + -lith comb. form. Compare French aérolithe (1806), post-classical Latin aerolithus (1816 or earlier). Compare aerolite n.In form aerolithos apparently remodelled after ancient Greek λίθος (see -lith comb. form).

Now chiefly historical.

A meteorite. Cf. aerolite n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > meteorite > aerolite

air-stone1608

aerolite1810

aerolith1811

uranolite1815

brontolith1860

oligosiderite1883

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > meteorite > other meteorites

air-stone1608

iron1802

aerolite1810

aerolith1811

uranolite1815

star-glint1825

brontolith1860

aerosiderite1863

aerosiderolite1863

pallasite1863

siderolite1863

siderite1866

mesosiderite1868

howardite1881

chondrite1883

oligosiderite1883

plessite1885

diogenite1895

achondrite1904

octahedrite1905

nakhlite1916

ureilite1916

stony-iron1918

micrometeorite1949

1811 J. Black tr. A. von Humboldt Polit. Ess. New Spain II. 293 The enormous mass of malleable iron and nickel..is of the identical composition of the aerolithos [Fr. aérolith], which fell in 1751 at Hraschina.

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Aeroliths, air-stones: a name lately given to those solid bodies composed of several mineral substances, which have been seen to fall from the atmosphere.

1864 Daily Tel. 8 June 5/5 This aerolith belongs to a very rare type of meteorites; it contains carbon.

1899 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 19 236 The natural aerolith was usually black and its sanctity was proved by its descending from the sky.

1929 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 5 587 They [sc. baetulus stones] are mostly considered to be of mysterious origin, like aeroliths, and as such they command the awe, admiration and adoration of primitive peoples.

1953 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 14 73 Gassendi in 1627 ‘explained’ the fall of an aerolith in France by ascribing it to some unobserved volcanic eruption.

2003 Guardian (Nexis) 22 May 10 Among his [sc. Baron Karl Freiherr von Reichenbach's] discoveries were paraffin wax (1830) and creosote (1832)... He was also a keen collector of aeroliths, today's meteorites.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aerolith
释义	aerolithn. Brit. /ˈɛːrə(ʊ)lɪθ/, U.S. /ˈɛroʊˌlɪθ/, /ˈɛrəˌlɪθ/ Forms: see aero- comb. form and -lith comb. form.; also 1800s aerolithos. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: aero- comb. form, -lith comb. form. Etymology: < aero- comb. form + -lith comb. form. Compare French aérolithe (1806), post-classical Latin aerolithus (1816 or earlier). Compare aerolite n.In form aerolithos apparently remodelled after ancient Greek λίθος (see -lith comb. form). Now chiefly historical. A meteorite. Cf. aerolite n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > meteorite > aerolite air-stone1608 aerolite1810 aerolith1811 uranolite1815 brontolith1860 oligosiderite1883 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > meteorite > other meteorites air-stone1608 iron1802 aerolite1810 aerolith1811 uranolite1815 star-glint1825 brontolith1860 aerosiderite1863 aerosiderolite1863 pallasite1863 siderolite1863 siderite1866 mesosiderite1868 howardite1881 chondrite1883 oligosiderite1883 plessite1885 diogenite1895 achondrite1904 octahedrite1905 nakhlite1916 ureilite1916 stony-iron1918 micrometeorite1949 1811 J. Black tr. A. von Humboldt Polit. Ess. New Spain II. 293 The enormous mass of malleable iron and nickel..is of the identical composition of the aerolithos [Fr. aérolith], which fell in 1751 at Hraschina. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Aeroliths, air-stones: a name lately given to those solid bodies composed of several mineral substances, which have been seen to fall from the atmosphere. 1864 Daily Tel. 8 June 5/5 This aerolith belongs to a very rare type of meteorites; it contains carbon. 1899 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 19 236 The natural aerolith was usually black and its sanctity was proved by its descending from the sky. 1929 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 5 587 They [sc. baetulus stones] are mostly considered to be of mysterious origin, like aeroliths, and as such they command the awe, admiration and adoration of primitive peoples. 1953 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 14 73 Gassendi in 1627 ‘explained’ the fall of an aerolith in France by ascribing it to some unobserved volcanic eruption. 2003 Guardian (Nexis) 22 May 10 Among his [sc. Baron Karl Freiherr von Reichenbach's] discoveries were paraffin wax (1830) and creosote (1832)... He was also a keen collector of aeroliths, today's meteorites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1811
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