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Meteoric
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What's The Definition Of Meteoric?
[adj] like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame"
[adj] pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids; "meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts" [adj] of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions; "meteorological factors"; "meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena" Synonyms | Synonyms for Meteoric: fast | meteorologic | meteorological Related Terms | Find terms related to Meteoric: ablaze | aflame | anagalactic | asteroidal | astral | astrologic | astrologistic | astrologous | astronomic | astrophysical | blazing | brief | brilliant | brisk | burning | celestial | circumplanetary | cislunar | cometary | Cynthian | dazzling | empyreal | empyrean | ephemeral | equinoctial | evanescent | extragalactic | flaming | flaring | flashing | flashy | fleet | fleeting | flickering | fulgurant | fulgurating | galactic | heavenly | heliacal | impermanent | intercosmic | interplanetary | intersidereal | interstellar | lunar | lunary | lunate | lunular | lunulate | meteoritic | momentary | nebular | nebulose | nebulous | overnight | planetal | planetarian | planetary | planetesimal | quick | semilunar | sensational | short | short and sweet | short-lived | short-term | short-termed | sidereal | solar | spectacular | speedy | sphery | starry | star-spangled | star-studded | stellar | stellary | swift | temporary | terrestrial | transient | transitory | uranic | zodiacal See Also | Meteoric In Webster's Dictionary \Me`te*or"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]t['e]orique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric,
as, meteoric phenomena; meteoric stones.
2. Influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions.
3. Flashing; brilliant; transient; like a meteor; as,
meteoric fame. ``Meteoric politician.'' --Craik.
{Meteoric iron}, {Meteoric stone}. (Min.) See {Meteorite}.
{Meteoric paper}, a substance of confervoid origin found
floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper;
-- so called because formerly supposed to fall from
meteors.
{Meteoric showers}, periodical exhibitions of shooting stars,
occuring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of
November, more rarely in April and December, and also at
some other periods.
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