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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
me·te·or·ic       [mee-tee-awr-ik, -or-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of, pertaining to, or consisting of meteors.
2.resembling a meteor in transient brilliance, suddenness of appearance, swiftness, etc.: his meteoric rise in politics.
3.of or coming from the atmosphere; meteorological.
[Origin: 1625–35; < ML meteōricus. See meteor, -ic]

—Related forms
me·te·or·i·cal·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
me·te·or·ic       (mē'tē-ôr'ĭk, -ŏr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or formed by a meteoroid.
  2. Of or relating to the earth's atmosphere.
  3. Similar to a meteor in speed, brilliance, or brevity: a meteoric rise to fame.

me'te·or'i·cal·ly adv.
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meteoric

adjective
1. of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions; "meteorological factors"; "meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena" [syn: meteorologic] 
2. pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids; "meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts" 
3. like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; "a meteoric rise to fame" 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Meteoric

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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meteoric

meteoric: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

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