chondrite

chondrite Definition

chon·drite (kän′drīt′)

noun

the type of stony meteorite that contains chondrules

Etymology: Ger chondrit < chondrum, a chondrule (< Gr chondros: see chondro-) + -ite

chondrite Related Forms

chon·drit′ic (kän drit′ik) adjective

chondrite Usage Examples

Converse of object

call: Some of the meteorites that land on the Earth, called carbonaceous chondrites, are made of this material.

Adjective modifier

carbonaceous: Some of the meteorites that land on the Earth, called carbonaceous chondrites, are made of this material.
ordinary: The Launton is a stony meteorite of the most common type, known as an ' ordinary chondrite ' .

Modifies a noun

meteorite: Instead, Ida could well have a composition like that of ordinary chondrite meteorites, which are primitive and largely unaltered.

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