Meteoritics

//miːtɪəˈɹɪtɪks// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    The science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids. uncountable

    "From the beginning of the nineteenth century forward, meteoritics progressed steadily to an exacting and highly interdisciplinary field."

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astronomyastrophysicsspectroscopystargazinguranology

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"From the beginning of the nineteenth century forward, meteoritics progressed steadily to an exacting and highly interdisciplinary field."

Etymology

From meteorite + -ics.

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