"meteoric" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌmiːtiˈɒɹɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meteoric.wav Forms: more meteoric [comparative], most meteoric [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒɹɪk Etymology: From meteor + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|meteor|ic}} meteor + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} meteoric (comparative more meteoric, superlative most meteoric)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor.
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  2. (by extension) Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-meteoric-en-adj-1-hf5USx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 37 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 25 36 33 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 32 37 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 40 28 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 38 31 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 33 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 33 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 34 36 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 25 34 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 36 33 7
  3. (geology, of water) Originating in the atmosphere. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-meteoric-en-adj-LJIO18Sd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 37 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 25 36 33 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 32 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 38 31 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 33 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 33 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 30 39 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 25 34 36 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 25 34 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 36 33 7 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  4. Influenced by the weather.
    Sense id: en-meteoric-en-adj-2mdTi0dJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: meteorically, meteoric iron, meteoric water Related terms: meteor, meteorite, meteoritic, meteoritics, meteoroid, meteoroidal, meteorological, meteorology Translations (pertaining to a meteor): meteòric (Catalan), meteorisch (Dutch), météorique (French), μετεωρικός (meteorikós) (Greek), meteorico (Italian), meteoric (Romanian), meteorisk (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'pertaining to a meteor': 45 46 6 2

Alternative forms

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