meteoric
English
adj
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor.
- Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness.
- (geology) Of water: originating in the atmosphere.
- Influenced by the weather.
Etymology
Suffix from English meteor (atmospheric phenomenon).
Origin
English
meteor
Gloss
atmospheric phenomenon
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hydrometeor English
- lithometeor English
- megacryometeor English
- meteor English
- meteorical English
- meteorically English
- meteorite English
- meteorize English
- meteorography English
- meteoroid English
- meteorolite English
- meteorology English
- meteoroscope English
- meteoroscopy English
- meteorous English
- unmeteoric English
- Meteor German
- meteor Hungarian
- météore Middle French