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meteorwrong

Syllables: me·te·or·wrong/ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹɒŋ/US/ˈmi.ti.əˌɹɑŋ/

meteorwrong noun: a rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite.

meteorwrong: a rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite
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Noun

meteorwrong (plural meteorwrongs)

  1. (humorous) A rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite.
    • A scarlet precipitate (C₈H₁₄N₄O₄Ni) will be present if nickel is present. A negative test for nickel means you have a "meteorwrong." A positive test may indicate you have a meteorite, but since there are many commercial nickel-iron alloys it is not a conclusive test.1964, The Griffith Observer, volume 28, Los Angeles, Calif.: Griffith Observatory, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 40, column 1
    • Unfortunately, the object turned out to be only a “meteorwrong”—although a deceptive one.1969, Lincoln LaPaz, Topics in Meteoritics: Hunting Meteorites: Their Recovery, Use, and Abuse from Paleolithic to Present (University of New Mexico Publications in Meteoritics; 6), Albuquerque...

Examples of meteorwrong in a sentence

  • Vastly more meteorwrongs are found than meteorites.2008, O. Richard Norton, Lawrence A. Chitwood, “A Gallery of Meteorwrongs”, in Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, London...
  • The classic meteorwrong is an igneous rock known as a Cumberlandite.2010, Mike [Michael] D. Reynolds, “Meteorite Classification”, in Falling Stars: A Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, 2nd revised and updated...

Forms of meteorwrong

pluralmeteorwrongs
alternative formmeteorong

Origin of meteorwrong

Coined by replacing the final syllable of meteorite, which sounds like right, with wrong.

Questions about meteorwrong

What does meteorwrong mean?
Meteorwrong means a rock that is believed to be a meteorite, but is in fact terrestrial in origin; a pseudometeorite.
How do you use meteorwrong in a sentence?
Vastly more meteorwrongs are found than meteorites.
What part of speech is meteorwrong?
Meteorwrong is a noun.
How do you pronounce meteorwrong?
Meteorwrong is pronounced /ˈmiː.tɪ.ə.ɹɒŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of meteorwrong?
The plural of meteorwrong is meteorwrongs.

Words near meteorwrong in the dictionary

  1. meteorosensitive
  2. meteorosensitivity
  3. meteorosophistical
  4. meteorous
  5. meteors
  6. meteorwrong
  7. meteorwrongs
  8. meteosensitive
  9. meteosensitivity
  10. meteotsunami
  11. meteotsunamis

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