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Webster 1913 Edition


Aerolite

A′ër-o-lite

,
Noun.
[
Aëro-
+
-lite
: cf. F.
aérolithe
.]
(Meteor.)
A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone.
☞ Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites.

Webster 1828 Edition


Aerolite

A'EROLITE

,
Noun.
[Gr. air, and a stone.]
A stone falling from the air, or atmospheric regions; a meteoric stone.

Definition 2024


aerolite

aerolite

See also: aérolite

English

Noun

aerolite (plural aerolites)

  1. A meteorite consisting of silicate minerals

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Italian

Etymology

aero- + -lite

Noun

aerolite m (plural aeroliti)

  1. aerolite