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Meaning of AEROLITE

Pronunciation:  'ehru`lIt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals
 
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 See Also: meteorite

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A"["e]r*o*lite\, n. [A["e]ro- + -lite: cf. F.
a['e]rolithe.] (Meteor.)
A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from
distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone.
Note: Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites.
 

 

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