meteorite

[Eng. meteor; -ite; Fr. météorite.] A meteoric stone, a compound of earthy and metallic matter which has fallen to the earth; a meteorolite. [METEOR, 5.] mē-tě-õr-ize, v . i . [Gr. meteōrizō =to raise to a height; meteoros raised in the air; Fr. se météor iser .] To take the form of a meteor; to ascend in vapor like a meteor.