What does "meteorite" mean?
Meteorite: Of a cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates (mesosiderite or siderolite).
Additional senses
- 2.Of a stony mass of silicates with little iron (meteoric stone, sporadosiderite).
- 3.Of a mass without iron (asiderite).
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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