chondrite

chondrite

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒndɹaɪt/

Noun

chondrite (plural chondrites)

1. A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.

Derived terms

• carbonaceous chondrite

Translations

meteorite

Basque: kondrita Chinese: Mandarin: 球粒狀隕石／球粒状陨石 (qiúlìzhuàng yǔnshí) Dutch: chondriet Estonian: kondriit sg Finnish: kivimeteoriitti, kondriitti (fi) French: chondrite (fr) f German: Chondrit (de) m Italian: condrite (it) f Polish: chondryt Portuguese: condrito m Russian: хондри́т (ru) m (xondrít) Spanish: condrita f

See also

• nonchondrite
• achondrite

Anagrams

• threnodic