"meteoritics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /miːtɪəˈɹɪtɪks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-meteoritics.wav
Etymology: From meteorite + -ics. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|meteorite|ics}} meteorite + -ics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} meteoritics (uncountable)
  1. (astronomy, mineralogy, geochemistry, cosmochemistry) The science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids. Wikipedia link: meteoritics Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Mineralogy Derived forms: meteoriticist Related terms: meteor, meteorite, meteoroid, meteoritic, meteoroidal, meteorology, meteoric Translations (science of meteors, meteorites and meteoroids): meteorytyka [feminine] (Polish)
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