chondrite

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English

A cast of the Middlesbrough meteorite, an ordinary chondrite, which fell to earth on 14 March 1881 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain”) +‎ -ite.

Noun

chondrite (plural chondrites)

1. A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.

Translations

meteorite

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 球粒狀隕石, 球粒状陨石 (qiúlìzhuàng yǔnshí)

• Finnish: kondriitti (fi)

• Portuguese: condrito m
• Russian: хондри́т (ru) m (xondrít)
• Spanish: condrita f

See also

• nonchondrite
• achondrite

Anagrams

• threnodic