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
• chondritic

 

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