Definition of
meteoric has definitions from the field of meteorology
1
[ adjective ] pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids

Examples

"meteoric shower" "meteoric impacts"

Related terms

meteor meteoroid

2
[ adjective ] (meteorology) of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions

Synonyms

meteorological meteorologic

Examples

"meteorological factors" "meteorological chart" "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena"

Related terms

meteorology meteorology meteorology

3
[ adjective ] like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience

Examples

"a meteoric rise to fame"

Related terms

fast

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Rhymes with

historic prehistoric doric boric pediatric geriatric psychiatric choric stearic pindaric tantric caloric hysteric dietrich nitric patrick barbaric trick mubarak satiric gastric esoteric mesenteric rick mubarak obstetric fabric citric pyrrhic euphoric baldric maverick photoelectric electric hydroelectric barbaric derrick barometric parametric gravimetric geometric econometric pinprick rubric metric eccentric concentric zurich garrick lyric frederick herrick anthropocentric atmospheric alphanumeric hemispheric geocentric ethnocentric egocentric mercuric firebrick cleric brick homeric prick ugric numeric generic sulfuric frick crick kubrick

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

metric meterstick metrics metrical metricize metricise metricate Mederos Meadors metrically metric_ton metrication metric_unit Medeiros

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