Aerolite

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aerolite \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.
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     Note: Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aerolite
       n : a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals