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meteoroid vs meteorite

meteorite vs meteoroid

meteoroid and meteorite both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
meteoroid Yes No No No
meteorite Yes No No No
As nouns, meteorite is a hyponym of meteoroid; that is, meteorite is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than meteoroid:
  • meteoroid: (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
  • meteorite: stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
Other hyponyms of meteoroid include meteor swarm.
meteoroid (noun) meteorite (noun)
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
Difference between meteoroid and meteorite

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