chondrules

chondrules — noun

1. small, round particles that formed very early in space and are often found insid

1.名詞C2
釋義

small, round particles that formed very early in space and are often found inside some meteorites or, more rarely, in sea-floor sediment.

例句

Researchers found tiny chondrules inside the broken meteorite from northern Chile.

find chondrules inside a meteorite

Under the microscope, Adina saw round chondrules packed tightly in the rock slice.

under the microscope + visual description

同義詞
  • granules

    much broader and less technical; it can refer to any tiny grains, not specifically those in meteorites

  • grains

    general scientific word for small particles, without the specific round meteorite meaning

文法句型

chondrules in + meteorite/sample

study/compare + chondrules

用法筆記

Usually discussed in scientific writing about meteorites and early planetary material. The singular form is chondrule, and the word commonly appears with verbs such as find, study, compare, and form.

常見錯誤

❌The meteorite contains one small chondrules.
✅The meteorite contains one small chondrule.
💡use the singular form after 'one'; chondrules is plural.