Meteoric

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or formed by a meteoroid.
  • adj. Of or relating to the earth's atmosphere.
  • adj. Similar to a meteor in speed, brilliance, or brevity: a meteoric rise to fame.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor.
  • adj. Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric
  • adj. Influenced by the weather.
  • adj. Flashing; transient and brilliant, like a meteor{3}.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of the upper air; ethereal; empyreal.
  • Pertaining to or of the nature of a meteor; consisting of meteors: as, meteoric stones; meteoric showers.
  • Flashing like a meteor; transiently or irregularly brilliant.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions
  • adj. like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience
  • adj. pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids
  • Equivalent
    fast    meteoric stone   
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