chondrule

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chon·drule

C0322900 (kŏn′dro͞ol)n. A small round granule of extraterrestrial origin found embedded in some meteorites.

chondrule

(ˈkɒndruːl) n (Astronomy) one of the small spherical masses of mainly silicate minerals present in chondrites

chon•drule

(ˈkɒn drul)

n. a small round mass of olivine or pyroxene found in stony meteorites. [1885–90; chondr (ite) + -ule]

Thesaurus

Noun

chondrule - small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rockschondrite - a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrulesgranule - a tiny grain

Chondrule

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chondrule

[′kän‚drül] (geology) A spherically shaped body consisting chiefly of pyroxene or olivine minerals embedded in the matrix of certain stony meteorites.

Chondrule

a circular formation averaging 0.5–1.0 mm in diameter that is the primary structural element of meteorites—chondrites (see). Three principal types are distinguished on the basis of texture: exocentric fan, grated, and porphyritic. Chondrules are rapidly cooled drops of molten silicate matter.

chondrule

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noun

Words related to chondrule

noun small granule (of e

Related Words

chondrite
granule

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