How to pronounce meteorite
American English pronunciation
MEE-tee-uh-ryte
- IPA
- /ˈmiti.əˌɹaɪt/
- Syllables
- MEE · tee · uh · ryte (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What meteorite means
A rock from space that has fallen to Earth
In a sentence: At the museum, Jonah touched a meteorite that had landed in a farmer's field.
Where it comes from: It's meteor plus -ite, an ending used in the names of rocks. A meteor is the streak of light in the sky; a meteorite is the rock that makes it to the ground.
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