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1. (adj.) meteoric
of, pertaining to, or consisting of meteors.
2. meteoric
resembling a meteor in transient brilliance, suddenness of appearance, swiftness, etc.:
a meteoric rise in politics.
3. meteoric
of or coming from the atmosphere.
Etymology: (1625–35)
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| Definition of 'meteoric' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) meteorologic, meteorological, meteoric
of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions
"meteorological factors"; "meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena"
2. (adj) meteoric
pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids
"meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts"
3. (adj) meteoric
like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience
"a meteoric rise to fame"
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| Definition of 'meteoric' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) meteoric
of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, as, meteoric phenomena; meteoric stones
2. (adj) meteoric
influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions
3. (adj) meteoric
flashing; brilliant; transient; like a meteor; as, meteoric fame
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Sense: (of success etc) rapid and often only lasting for a short time
a meteoric rise to fame.
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 Afrikaans: meteories, snelle |
 Arabic: نَيْزَكي، شِهابي |
 Bulgarian: стремглав |
 Brazilian: meteórico |
 Czech: meteoritský |
 German: meteorhaft |
 Danish: meteorisk |
 Greek: μετεωρικός, λαμπρός κι εφ |
 Spanish: meteórico |
 Estonian: tähelennuline |
 Farsi: درخشان و زودگذر |
 Finnish: meteori- |
 French: fulgurant |
 Hebrew: מְסַחרֵר |
 Hindi: वायु-मंडल का, वायु-मंडलीय |
 Croatian: meteorski |
 Hungarian: meteorikus |
 Indonesian: sebentar |
 Icelandic: leiftur- |
 Italian: rapidissimo |
 Japanese: 流星のような |
 Korean: 급속한, 일시적인 |
 Lithuanian: staigus ir trumpas |
 Latvian: žilbinošs; straujš un īsl |
 Malay: begitu cepat |
 Dutch: bliksemsnel |
 Norwegian: lyn(karriere), kometaktig |
 Polish: meteoryczny |
 Persian: درخشان و زودگذر |
 Pashto: لنډ مهاله |
 Portuguese: meteórico |
 Romanian: meteoric |
 Russian: мгновенный |
 Slovak: meteorický |
 Slovenian: bliskovit |
 Serbian: meteorski |
 Swedish: meteorlik, meteor-, komet |
 Thai: ซึ่งประสบความสำเร็จรวดเร็ |
 Turkish: baş döndürücü hızla |
 Taiwanese: 流星的 |
 Ukrainian: сліпучий; блиснувший, як |
 Urdu: فضائے سماوی سے متعلق |
 Vietnamese: thuộc sao băng |
 Chinese: 流星的 |
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