meteoric

meteoric
    adj 1: of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially
           weather and weather conditions; "meteorological factors";
           "meteorological chart"; "meteoric (or meteorological)
           phenomena" [syn: {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.
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   2. Influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions.
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   3. Flashing; transient and brilliant, like a meteor[3]; as,
      meteoric fame. "Meteoric politician." --Craik.
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   {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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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