Definition
A meteorite or mineral substance believed to have come from space or celestial bodies.
Etymology
From 'astro-' (star/space) + '-ite' (mineral/rock suffix). This geological term reflects 19th-century attempts to classify space-derived materials when meteorite science was still developing.
Kelly Says
Before we had sophisticated analysis, people called meteorites 'astroites' thinking any mysterious space rock must be literally made of star-stuff—and they were kind of right, since meteorites do contain ancient stellar material!
Translations
ARالعربية
أَسْتِرُوَيْت
as-tru-wayt
BNবাংলা
অ্যাস্টেরয়েড
ostereoyed
CACatalà
asteroide
as-ter-oid
CSČeština
astroit
as-troyt
DEDeutsch
Astroit
as-troh-it
ELΕλληνικά
αστροειδής
as-troy-dehs
ESEspañol
astroito
as-troh-ee-tay
FRFrançais
astroite
a-stroh-it
HEעברית
אסטרואיד
as-tro-ayd
HIहिन्दी
अंतरिक्ष-कण
antariksh-kan
HUMagyar
astroit
as-troyt
IDBahasa Indonesia
astroit
astroit
ITItaliano
astroite
as-troh-ee-tay
KMKM
អាស្ត្រូអាយដ
as-tro-ay-d
MRMR
अंतरिक्ष-कण
antariksh-kan
MSBahasa Melayu
asteroid
as-ter-oid
MYမြန်မာ
အာကာသကျယ်
a-ka-sa-kya
NLNederlands
astroiet
as-troh-ee-et
PLPolski
astroit
as-troyt
PTPortuguês
astroito
as-troh-ee-tu
RORomână
astroit
as-troyt
RUРусский
астроит
astroit
SVSvenska
astroit
as-troyt
SWKiswahili
asteroid
as-ter-oid
TAதமிழ்
வானியல் கல்
vaaniyal kal
TEతెలుగు
ఖగోళరాతి
khagolarathi
THไทย
อุกกาบาต
ook-ka-bat
UKУкраїнська
астроїд
astroyd
VITiếng Việt
hạt sao
hat sao