METEORITIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does meteoritic mean? 

• METEORITIC (adjective)
  The adjective METEORITIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or caused by meteorites

  Familiarity information: METEORITIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METEORITIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or caused by meteorites

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

meteoritic; meteoritical

Pertainym:

meteorite (stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface)

Derivation:

meteorite (stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface)

 Context examples 

If phosphorus comes from supernova and travels across space in meteoritic rock, the researchers wondered if young planets near the wrong kind of supernova may find themselves lacking in reactive phosphorus.

(Finding Alien Life Unlikely Due to Lack of Phosphorus in Universe, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)