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meteoric, a.|miːtɪˈɒrɪk|
[Partly ad. med.L. meteōric-us (‘elevatus, attentus’, Du Cange), f. Gr. µετέωρος (see meteor); partly f. meteor + -ic. Cf. F. météorique.]
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a. Pertaining to the region of mid-air.
b. nonce-use. Elevated, lofty. Obs.
a1631Donne Lett. (1651) 46 Our nature is Meteorique, we respect (because we partake so) both earth and heaven. 1832S. Turner Sacr. Hist. I. i. 14 note (tr. Diodorus Siculus), The fiery particles ascended to the most meteoric or highest regions [Gr. πρὸς τοὺς µετεωροτάτους τόπους].
2. a. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere or its phenomena; meteorological, atmospherical.
1830Herschel Stud. Nat. Phil. iii. iii. (1851) 286 The action of meteoric agents, rain, wind, frost, &c. 1834M. Somerville Connex. Phys. Sci. xxvi. (1849) 299 Wind, rain, snow, fog, and the other meteoric phenomena. 1856–64Thomas Med. Dict., Meteoric... Applied..to waters which accrue from condensation of the vapours suspended in the atmosphere. 1965G. J. Williams Econ. Geol. N.Z. viii. 94/2 Morgan (1924) had difficulty in visualizing how meteoric solutions could descend to the depth at which veins have been found. 1969C. Ollier Volcanoes ii. 17 The water emitted by hot springs is usually of meteoric origin, that is derived from rain, and only a very minor part is likely to be derived from magma.
b. Bot. Dependent upon atmospheric conditions (see quots.).
1789E. Darwin Bot. Gard. ii. 62 note, Linneus..divides them first into meteoric flowers, which..are expanded sooner or later, according to the cloudiness, moisture, or pressure of the atmosphere. 2d, Tropical flowers..3d, æquinoctial flowers. 1849J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §484 Many flowers, or heads of flowers, do not open during cloudy or rainy weather, and have been called meteoric. 1857Berkeley Cryptog. Bot. §226 That a large portion of them [sc. fungi] are dependent entirely on matters contained in the air, and in consequence that many are essentially meteoric.
3. a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from meteors; consisting of meteors. meteoric stone = meteorite.
1812Sir H. Davy Chem. Philos. 424 In all the meteoric stones that have been examined it is remarkable that the iron is alloyed by from 1·5 to 17 per cent. of nickel. 1822Faraday Exp. Res. xvi. (1859) 70 Specimens of meteoric iron. 1835Olmsted in Jrnl. Franklin Instit. XVI. 374 On the morning of the 13th of November, there was a slight repetition of the Meteoric Shower, which presented so remarkable a spectacle on the corresponding morning of 1833. 1842Dickens Amer. Notes viii, Like something meteoric that has fallen down from the moon. 1856Kane Arct. Expl. I. xxxi. 428 The annual meteoric shower. 1869Rep. Brit. Assoc. 217 These meteoric epochs of the 10th, 20th, and 30th of April. 1870Ibid. 78 Each of these meteoric dates in the coming year. 1897W. F. Denning in Observatory Mar. 123 Meteoric observers..are extremely fortunate as regards their prospects in the immediate future.
b. meteoric paper = natural flannel (flannel n. 4). meteoric steel = meteor steel (meteor 6).
1831J. Holland Manuf. Metal I. 249 Meteoric steel. 1856Griffith & Henfrey Microgr. Dict. 424 Meteoric Paper.
4. fig. Transiently or irregularly brilliant, flashing or dazzling like a meteor; also rapid, swift.
1836H. F. Chorley Mrs. Hemans (1837) I. 76 To his [Kean's] splendid meteoric talent she did full justice. 1861Craik Hist. Eng. Lit. II. 235 The first Earl [of Shaftesbury], the famous meteoric politician of the reign of Charles II. 1895Daily Chron. 16 Jan. 5/7 We had occasion to undertake a somewhat meteoric flight from Balmoral. |