aerolite Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals

WordNet

A"ër*o*lite noun (Also<
  • Aerolite
  • Aërolite
)
Etymology
Aëro- + -lite: cf. F. aérolithe.
Definitions
  1. (Meteor.) A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone. ✍ Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites.

Webster 1913