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Adjective: meteoric  ,mee-tee'or-ik [N. Amer], mee-tee'ó-rik [Brit]
  1. Like a meteor in speed, brilliance or transience
    "a meteoric rise to fame"
     
  2. Of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions
    "meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena";
    - meteorologic, meteorological
     
  3. Pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids
    "meteoric shower"; "meteoric impacts"

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