meteorite

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Don't forget that to the best of our knowledge the meteorite is the only source of X on earth Illustration: "Ocean Currents Might Shift the Stone Hmm," frowned Mr. Swift. "I used to know an old fellow very well who was in the diving business.

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  1. noun A stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space.

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  • So if you got run over by a truck or hit by a meteorite, your farlie would sense this and automatically pop out and take over, after prudently making a farlie of itself. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 04-05 - October-November 2003
  • A wave produced by a meteorite is known as a tsunami. —  F ;SF - vol 105 issue 04-05 - October-November 2003
  • The meteorite, according to the locals, descended in the open ground at 11.25 pm. —  Signs of the Times
  • Furthermore, the team determined that the meteorite was what astronomers refer to as a polymic ureilite, in other words, a very rare and unusually fragile, dark rock. —  News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Forgiving the scientific cartoon fact that Superman is an alien (who grew up on Earth), and that the possibility of his DNA being compatible with humans is about as likely as being hit by a green meteorite, the science fiction science doesn't make sense. —  The Toque
 

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/ˈmitəəraɪt/
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