meteoritics
/miːtɪəˈɹɪtɪks/
meteoritics noun: the science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.
Noun
meteoritics (uncountable)
- The science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.
- From the beginning of the nineteenth century forward, meteoritics progressed steadily to an exacting and highly interdisciplinary field.1999, Harry Y. McSween, Jr., Meteorites and Their Parent Planets, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, page 7
- Following the precedents set in previous editions of the Catalogue of Meteorites, it is not the intention of this Introduction to discuss the science of meteoritics, but simply to provide a summary of the nomenclature and classification of meteorites and the system of entries adopted.2000, Monica M. Grady, Catalogue of Meteorites, 5th edition, Cambridge University Press, page 1
Origin of meteoritics
From meteorite + -ics.
Words formed from meteoritics
Questions about meteoritics
- What does meteoritics mean?
- Meteoritics means the science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.
- What part of speech is meteoritics?
- Meteoritics is a noun.
- How do you pronounce meteoritics?
- Meteoritics is pronounced /miːtɪəˈɹɪtɪks/.
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