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meteoric 音标拼音: [m ,iti'ɔrɪk] a. 流星的,疾速的,大气的 流星的,疾速的,大气的 meteoric adj 1: of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions; " meteorological factors"; " meteorological chart"; " meteoric ( or meteorological) phenomena" [ synonym: { meteorologic}, { meteorological}, { meteoric}] 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" 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Flashing; transient and brilliant, like a meteor[ 3]; as, meteoric fame. " Meteoric politician." -- Craik. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster] 84 Moby Thesaurus words for " meteoric": Cynthian, ablaze, aflame, anagalactic, asteroidal, astral, astrologic, astrologistic, astrologous, astronomic, astrophysical, blazing, brief, brilliant, brisk, burning, celestial, circumplanetary, cislunar, cometary, 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, star- spangled, star- studded, starry, stellar, stellary, swift, temporary, terrestrial, transient, transitory, uranic, zodiacal
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