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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Meteorite \Me"te*or*ite\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]t['e]orite.] (Min.)
     A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from
     space; an a["e]rolite.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused
           crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid
           passage through the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may
           consist: 1. Of metallic iron, alloyed with a small
           percentage of nickel (meteoric iron, holosiderite).
           When etched this usually exhibits peculiar crystalline
           figures, called Widmanst["a]tten figures. 2. Of a
           cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates
           (mesosiderite or siderolite). 3. Of a stony mass of
           silicates with little iron (meteoric stone,
           sporadosiderite). 4. Of a mass without iron
           (asiderite).
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Meteorite \Me"te*or*ite\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]t['e]orite.] (Min.)
     A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from
     space; an a["e]rolite.
  
     Note: Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused
           crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid
           passage through the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may
           consist: 1. Of metallic iron, alloyed with a small
           percentage of nickel (meteoric iron, holosiderite).
           When etched this usually exhibits peculiar crystalline
           figures, called Widmanst["a]tten figures. 2. Of a
           cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates
           (mesosiderite or siderolite). 3. Of a stony mass of
           silicates with little iron (meteoric stone,
           sporadosiderite). 4. Of a mass without iron
           (asiderite).

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  meteorite
       n : stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid
           that has reached the earth's surface

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  meteorite
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο μετεωρίτης

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Meteorite
     German n.
     (inflection of de Meteorit  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Meteorite
     German n.
     (inflection of de Meteorit  nom//acc//gen p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Meteorite
     German n.
     (inflection of de Meteorit  nom//acc//gen p)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  meteorite
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys tähtitiede k=en) meteoriitti

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  meteorite
     Engelska n.
     meteorit

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Meteorite /mˌeːteːoːrˈiːtə/ 
  meteorites
   see: Meteorit
  

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Meteorite /mˈiːtɪˌɔːɹaɪt/
  الحجر النيزكي: شهاب يبلغ سطح الأرض من

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  meteorite //-ɾi-// //ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt// //ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt// 
  метеори́т, метеорит
  remains of a meteor

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  meteorite /mˈiːtɪˌɔːɹaɪt/ 
  meteorit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  meteorite /mˈiːtɪˌɔːɹaɪt/
  Meteorit  [astron.]  [min.]
           Note: Meteorrest auf der Erdoberfläche
   see: meteorites
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  meteorite /mˈiːtɪˌɔːɹaɪt/
  Meteorit  [geol.]
     Synonyms: aeolite, uranolite
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  meteorite /mˈiːtɪˌɔːɹaɪt/
  
  μετεωρίτης

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  meteorite //-ɾi-// //ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt// //ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt// 
  meteoriitti
  remains of a meteor

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  meteorite /miːtiərait/
  aérolithe

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  meteorite /mˈiːtɪˌɔːɹaɪt/ 
  1. टूटा हुआ तारा
        "The white streak across the sky was a meteorite."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  meteorite /mˈiːtɪˌɔːɹaɪt/
  meteorkô

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  meteorite //-ɾi-// //ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt// //ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt// 
  隕石
  remains of a meteor

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  meteorite /miːtiərait/
  meteoritas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  meteorite /miːtiərait/
  1. aëroliet, meteoorsteen, meteoriet

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  meteorite //-ɾi-// //ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt// //ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt// 
  meteoritt
  remains of a meteor

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  meteorite /ˈmi:tɪəraɪt/ 
    meteoryt

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  meteorite /miːtiərait/
  aerólito

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  meteorite /miːtiərait/
  аэролит

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  meteorite //-ɾi-// //ˈmi.ti.əˌɹaɪt// //ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹaɪt// 
  meteorit
  remains of a meteor

From italiano-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-bul ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  метеори́т
  astronomia

From italiano-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-ell ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  μετεωρίτης
  astronomia

From italiano-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-fin ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  meteoriitti
  astronomia

From italiano-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-jpn ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  隕石
  astronomia

From italiano-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-lit ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  meteoritas
  astronomia

From italiano-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-nld ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  meteoriet
  astronomia

From italiano-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-nor ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  meteoritt
  astronomia

From italiano-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-pol ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  Meteoryt
  astronomia

From italiano-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-por ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  meteorito
  astronomia

From italiano-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-rus ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  метеори́т
  astronomia

From italiano-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-spa ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  meteorito
  astronomia

From italiano-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-swe ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  meteorit
  astronomia

From italiano-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:ita-tur ]

  meteorite //meteoˈrite// 
  göktaşı
  astronomia

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmitiɔˌɹaɪt/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.[天]流星,陨石

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 陨星

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