Astroite

/ˈæstroʊˌaɪt/ noun

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

AMአማርኛ
አስትሮይድ
as-troy-id
ARالعربية
أَسْتِرُوَيْت
as-tru-wayt
BNবাংলা
অ্যাস্টেরয়েড
ostereoyed
CACatalà
asteroide
as-ter-oid
CSČeština
astroit
as-troyt
DADansk
astroit
as-troyt
DEDeutsch
Astroit
as-troh-it
ELΕλληνικά
αστροειδής
as-troy-dehs
ESEspañol
astroito
as-troh-ee-tay
FAفارسی
سیارک
si-yaark
FISuomi
astroit
as-troyt
FRFrançais
astroite
a-stroh-it
GUGU
અસ્ટ્રોઇડ
as-troy-d
HAHA
asteroid
as-ter-oid
HEעברית
אסטרואיד
as-tro-ayd
HIहिन्दी
अंतरिक्ष-कण
antariksh-kan
HUMagyar
astroit
as-troyt
IDBahasa Indonesia
astroit
astroit
IGIG
asteroid
as-ter-oid
ITItaliano
astroite
as-troh-ee-tay
JA日本語
アストロイト
asutoroito
KKKK
астроид
astroyd
KMKM
អាស្ត្រូអាយដ
as-tro-ay-d
KO한국어
천체
cheonche
MRMR
अंतरिक्ष-कण
antariksh-kan
MSBahasa Melayu
asteroid
as-ter-oid
MYမြန်မာ
အာကာသကျယ်
a-ka-sa-kya
NLNederlands
astroiet
as-troh-ee-et
NONorsk
astroit
as-troyt
PAPA
ਅਸਟ્રોਇਡ
as-troy-d
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
TLTL
asteroid
as-ter-oid
TRTürkçe
astroit
astroit
UKУкраїнська
астроїд
astroyd
URاردو
ستارہ
sitara
VITiếng Việt
hạt sao
hat sao
YOYO
asteroid
as-ter-oid
ZH中文
天体
tiān tǐ
ZUZU
asteroid
as-ter-oid

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