— meteoritic /mee'tee euh rit"ik/ , meteoritical, meteorital /mee'tee euh ruyt"l/ , adj.
/mee"tee euh ruyt'/ , n.
1. a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
2. a meteoroid.
[ 1815-25; METEOR + -ITE 1 ]