meteoricadj.

Brit.

/ˌmiːtɪˈɒrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmidiˈɔrɪk/

Forms: see meteor n.¹ and -ic suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meteor n.¹, -ic suffix.

Etymology: < meteor n.¹ + -ic suffix. Compare French météorique (1537 or earlier in Middle French in sense 3b; 1803 in senses 2a and 3a; 1834 in sense 2b). Perhaps compare post-classical Latin meteoricus vaporous (c1200 in a British source).In sense 3a after post-classical Latin meteoricus (1770 in Linnaeus Philosophia Botanica 273; a1564 in sense ‘vain’; also in sense ‘(of prayers) raised up’ in an undated text in Du Cange). In sense 4 meteoric renders ancient Greek μετεωροτάτος, superlative of μετέωρος (see meteor n.¹).

†1. Relating to, or consisting of elements of, both the earth and the heavens. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > of or belonging to the air > relating to mid-air

meteoric?1612

?1612 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 46 Our nature is Meteorique, we respect (because we partake so) both earth and heaven.

a. Astronomy. Of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of meteors or meteorites.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [adjective]

meteorical1649

meteorous1667

meteoric1785

meteoritical1939

1785 Pennsylvania Gaz. 26 Jan. 1/1 The fiery ball glides over our drooping plains... But I ask your pardon for this meteoric digression.

1812 H. Davy Elements 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.

1822 M. Faraday Exper. Res. (1859) xvi. 70 Specimens of meteoric iron.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. viii. 280 Like something meteoric that has fallen down from the moon.

1869 Rep. Brit. Assoc. 217 These meteoric epochs of the 10th, 20th, and 30th of April.

1897 Observatory Mar. 123 Meteoric observers..are extremely fortunate as regards their prospects in the immediate future.

1936 Science 84 15 (title) Origin of the supposed meteoric scars of Carolina.

1977 A. H. Delsemme Comets, Asteroids, Meteorites III. iii. 133 Analysis of meteoric particles.

1991 Harrowsmith Aug. 26/3 The Perseids..make their appearance every August 11 or 12 as Earth runs into the same stream of meteoric debris.

b. figurative. Flashing or dazzling like a meteor, transiently or irregularly brilliant; rapid, swift; appearing suddenly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [adjective]

slidinga900

scrithingOE

henwardOE

swifta1225

short livya1325

passing1340

flittingc1374

shadowy1374

temporalc1384

speedfula1400

transitory?c1400

brittlea1425

unabidingc1430

frail?c1450

indurablec1450

scrithel?c1475

caduke1483

transitorious1492

passanta1500

perishinga1500

caducea1513

fugitive?1518

caducal?1548

quick1548

delible1549

flittering1549

undurable?1555

shadowish1561

fleeting1563

vading1566

flightful1571

wanzing1571

transitive1575

slipping1581

diary1583

unlasting1585

never-lasting1588

flit1590

post-like1594

running1598

short-lived1598

short-winded1598

transient1599

unpermanent1607

flashy1609

of a day1612

passable1613

dureless1614

urgenta1616

waxena1616

decayable1617

horary1620

evanid1626

fugitable1628

short-dated1632

fugacious1635

ephemerala1639

impermanent1653

fungous1655

volatile1655

ephemerousa1660

unimmortal1667

timesome1674

while-being1674

of passage1680

journal1685

ephemeron1714

admovent1727

evanescent1728

meteorous1750

deciduous1763

preterient1786

ephemeridal1795

meteorica1802

meteor1803

ephemerean1804

ephemerid1804

evanescing1805

fleeted1810

fleet1812

unenduring1814

unremaining1817

unimmortalized1839

impersistent1849

flighty1850

uneternal1862

caducous1863

diurnal1866

horarious1866

brisk1879

evasive1881

picaresque1959

the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to starlight or bright as the stars > flashing like a meteor

meteorous1750

meteorica1802

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective]

swiftc888

swifta1050

currentc1300

quickc1300

hastivea1325

hastyc1330

ingnel1340

swiftyc1380

speedfula1387

fasta1400

swippingc1420

speedy1487

fleet1528

tite?a1540

scudding1545

flighty1552

suddenly1556

flight1581

feathered1587

Pegasean1590

wing-footed1591

swift-winged?1592

thought-swift-flying1595

wind-winged?1596

swallow-winged1597

Pegasarian1607

skelping1607

rapid1608

night-swifta1616

celerious1632

clipping1635

perniciousa1656

volatile1655

quick-foot1658

meteorous1667

windy1697

high-flying1710

fleet-footed1726

aliped1727

wickc1760

velocious1775

flight-performing1785

fast-going1800

fast-moving1802

meteor1803

wight-wapping1830

fleety1841

speeding1847

swiftening1848

two-forty1855

fire-swift1865

pennate1870

spinning1882

percursory1884

zippy1889

meteoric1895

pacy1906

presto1952

a1802 T. Dermody Harp of Erin (1807) II. 155 His godlike hair, of braided rays, His vest, a meteoric blaze.

1819 W. S. Rose Court & Parl. Beasts iv. 63 A meteorick beast was out of question, The Ass for commandant propos'd the Mule.

1836 H. F. Chorley Mem. Mrs. Hemans (1837) I. 76 To his [sc. Kean's] splendid meteoric talent she did full justice.

1861 G. L. Craik Hist. Eng. Lit. & Lang. II. 235 The first Earl [of Shaftesbury], the famous meteoric politician of the reign of Charles II.

1895 Daily Chron. 16 Jan. 5/7 We had occasion to undertake a somewhat meteoric flight from Balmoral.

1934 Esquire Feb. 96 Art Hickman and other purveyors of sweet rose to meteoric fame while white men who continued to play hot received the chauvinistic appellation of ‘white niggers’.

1960 Times 3 Feb. 17/5 Meteoric sales are the rule.

1987 Observer 20 Sept. 14/3 Barschel's meteoric political career now looks shaky.

a. Botany. Responsive to or dependent upon atmospheric conditions. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [adjective] > sensitive to stimuli

sensible1623

sensitive1633

heliotropian1640

meteoric1789

phototonic1875

tonotactic1909

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > subject to or dependent on weather

atmospherical1728

meteoric1789

atmospheric1853

1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II 62 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.

1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §484. 234 Many flowers, or heads of flowers, do not open during cloudy or rainy weather, and have been called meteoric.

1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. §226 236 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.

1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 158/1 Meteoric, applied to flowers whose expansion depends upon the weather.

b. Of or relating to the atmosphere or atmospheric phenomena, meteorological (now chiefly historical); (Geology) designating water of (recent) atmospheric origin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective]

meteorological1570

meteorical1649

weatherly1652

meteoric1806

1806 Lady Morgan Wild Irish Girl I. Introd. Lett. p. xxxiii Send me a Fahrenheit, that I may..ascertain the temperature of my wild western territories, and expect my letters from thence to be only filled with the summary results of meteoric instruments.

1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. iii. iii. 286 The action of meteoric agents, rain, wind, frost, &c.

1856–64 J. Thomas Med. Dict. Meteoric, applied..to waters which accrue from condensation of the vapours suspended in the atmosphere.

1872 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 25 1082 Examination of rain accompanied by meteoric (volcanic) dust.

1924 Geogr. Rev. 14 40 Lapiés are formed principally by chemical erosion of limestone surfaces by meteoric water.

1965 G. 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.

1969 C. 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.

1990 P. Kearey & F. J. Vine Global Tectonics iii. 49 The composition of the meteoric water from which calcium carbonate is precipitated is highly variable.

2006 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 39 411 Many of his papers focused on particular meteoric events, such as one of the effects of lightning strikes on a house.

†4. Elevated, lofty. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1832 S. Turner Sacr. Hist. I. i. 14 (note) [tr. Diodorus Siculus] The fiery particles ascended to the most meteoric or highest regions [Gk. πρὸς τοὺς μετεωροτάτους τόπους].

Compounds

† meteoric paper n. Obsolete matted fibrous material composed chiefly of filamentous algae and other plant debris, as deposited after a flood.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > substance > [noun] > found on leaves, rocks, etc.

snake-spit1823

meteoric paper1841

1841 Microsc. Jrnl. 1 25 The microscope has been ably employed by Ehrenberg to determine the composition of the Meteoric Paper of 1686.

1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. II. xxii. 123 The fossil or meteoric paper of Germany..is also formed of the lowest tribes of fresh-water plants.

1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 279 The extreme lightness which these sheets of dead fibres have, renders them easily elevated into the higher strata of the air, whence they have been known to fall in violent showers... Sometimes this substance has been called ‘meteoric paper’.

† meteoric steel n. Metallurgy Obsolete = meteor steel n. at meteor n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > steel > [noun] > steel with variegated surface

damask1621

meteor steel1827

meteoric steel1831

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > steel alloys

meteor powder1827

meteor steel1827

meteoric steel1831

alloy steel1887

alnico1935

1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 249 Meteoric steel.

meteoric stone n. [compare French pierre météorique (1803)] now rare a meteorite; esp. a stony meteorite.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > meteorite

stone1628

sky stone1750

meteoric stone1809

meteorolite1812

ceraunite1814

meteor stone1818

meteorite1823

star-glint1825

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > meteorite

stone1628

sky stone1750

thunderbolt1802

meteoric stone1809

meteorolite1812

ceraunite1814

meteor stone1818

meteorite1823

uranolith1823

1809 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. July 233 Account of a meteoric stone..that fell in the circle of Ichnow.

1837 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 22 286 Berzelius..declared himself an advocate for the lunar origin of meteoric stones.

1929 J. H. Jeans Universe around Us (1930) iv. 248 Professor Paneth and two colleagues..have recently estimated the ages of various meteoric stones.

1950 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 248 214 (title) Long lost meteoric stones recovered.

1979 Meteoritics 14 193 (title) An attempt to explain the origin of meteoric stones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meteoric
释义	meteoricadj. Brit. /ˌmiːtɪˈɒrɪk/, U.S. /ˌmidiˈɔrɪk/ Forms: see meteor n.¹ and -ic suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meteor n.¹, -ic suffix. Etymology: < meteor n.¹ + -ic suffix. Compare French météorique (1537 or earlier in Middle French in sense 3b; 1803 in senses 2a and 3a; 1834 in sense 2b). Perhaps compare post-classical Latin meteoricus vaporous (c1200 in a British source).In sense 3a after post-classical Latin meteoricus (1770 in Linnaeus Philosophia Botanica 273; a1564 in sense ‘vain’; also in sense ‘(of prayers) raised up’ in an undated text in Du Cange). In sense 4 meteoric renders ancient Greek μετεωροτάτος, superlative of μετέωρος (see meteor n.¹). †1. Relating to, or consisting of elements of, both the earth and the heavens. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [adjective] > of or belonging to the air > relating to mid-air meteoric?1612 ?1612 J. Donne Lett. (1651) 46 Our nature is Meteorique, we respect (because we partake so) both earth and heaven. 2. a. Astronomy. Of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of meteors or meteorites. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [adjective] meteorical1649 meteorous1667 meteoric1785 meteoritical1939 1785 Pennsylvania Gaz. 26 Jan. 1/1 The fiery ball glides over our drooping plains... But I ask your pardon for this meteoric digression. 1812 H. Davy Elements 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. 1822 M. Faraday Exper. Res. (1859) xvi. 70 Specimens of meteoric iron. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. viii. 280 Like something meteoric that has fallen down from the moon. 1869 Rep. Brit. Assoc. 217 These meteoric epochs of the 10th, 20th, and 30th of April. 1897 Observatory Mar. 123 Meteoric observers..are extremely fortunate as regards their prospects in the immediate future. 1936 Science 84 15 (title) Origin of the supposed meteoric scars of Carolina. 1977 A. H. Delsemme Comets, Asteroids, Meteorites III. iii. 133 Analysis of meteoric particles. 1991 Harrowsmith Aug. 26/3 The Perseids..make their appearance every August 11 or 12 as Earth runs into the same stream of meteoric debris. b. figurative. Flashing or dazzling like a meteor, transiently or irregularly brilliant; rapid, swift; appearing suddenly. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [adjective] slidinga900 scrithingOE henwardOE swifta1225 short livya1325 passing1340 flittingc1374 shadowy1374 temporalc1384 speedfula1400 transitory?c1400 brittlea1425 unabidingc1430 frail?c1450 indurablec1450 scrithel?c1475 caduke1483 transitorious1492 passanta1500 perishinga1500 caducea1513 fugitive?1518 caducal?1548 quick1548 delible1549 flittering1549 undurable?1555 shadowish1561 fleeting1563 vading1566 flightful1571 wanzing1571 transitive1575 slipping1581 diary1583 unlasting1585 never-lasting1588 flit1590 post-like1594 running1598 short-lived1598 short-winded1598 transient1599 unpermanent1607 flashy1609 of a day1612 passable1613 dureless1614 urgenta1616 waxena1616 decayable1617 horary1620 evanid1626 fugitable1628 short-dated1632 fugacious1635 ephemerala1639 impermanent1653 fungous1655 volatile1655 ephemerousa1660 unimmortal1667 timesome1674 while-being1674 of passage1680 journal1685 ephemeron1714 admovent1727 evanescent1728 meteorous1750 deciduous1763 preterient1786 ephemeridal1795 meteorica1802 meteor1803 ephemerean1804 ephemerid1804 evanescing1805 fleeted1810 fleet1812 unenduring1814 unremaining1817 unimmortalized1839 impersistent1849 flighty1850 uneternal1862 caducous1863 diurnal1866 horarious1866 brisk1879 evasive1881 picaresque1959 the world > matter > light > naturally occurring light > [adjective] > of or relating to starlight or bright as the stars > flashing like a meteor meteorous1750 meteorica1802 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adjective] swiftc888 swifta1050 currentc1300 quickc1300 hastivea1325 hastyc1330 ingnel1340 swiftyc1380 speedfula1387 fasta1400 swippingc1420 speedy1487 fleet1528 tite?a1540 scudding1545 flighty1552 suddenly1556 flight1581 feathered1587 Pegasean1590 wing-footed1591 swift-winged?1592 thought-swift-flying1595 wind-winged?1596 swallow-winged1597 Pegasarian1607 skelping1607 rapid1608 night-swifta1616 celerious1632 clipping1635 perniciousa1656 volatile1655 quick-foot1658 meteorous1667 windy1697 high-flying1710 fleet-footed1726 aliped1727 wickc1760 velocious1775 flight-performing1785 fast-going1800 fast-moving1802 meteor1803 wight-wapping1830 fleety1841 speeding1847 swiftening1848 two-forty1855 fire-swift1865 pennate1870 spinning1882 percursory1884 zippy1889 meteoric1895 pacy1906 presto1952 a1802 T. Dermody Harp of Erin (1807) II. 155 His godlike hair, of braided rays, His vest, a meteoric blaze. 1819 W. S. Rose Court & Parl. Beasts iv. 63 A meteorick beast was out of question, The Ass for commandant propos'd the Mule. 1836 H. F. Chorley Mem. Mrs. Hemans (1837) I. 76 To his [sc. Kean's] splendid meteoric talent she did full justice. 1861 G. L. Craik Hist. Eng. Lit. & Lang. II. 235 The first Earl [of Shaftesbury], the famous meteoric politician of the reign of Charles II. 1895 Daily Chron. 16 Jan. 5/7 We had occasion to undertake a somewhat meteoric flight from Balmoral. 1934 Esquire Feb. 96 Art Hickman and other purveyors of sweet rose to meteoric fame while white men who continued to play hot received the chauvinistic appellation of ‘white niggers’. 1960 Times 3 Feb. 17/5 Meteoric sales are the rule. 1987 Observer 20 Sept. 14/3 Barschel's meteoric political career now looks shaky. 3. a. Botany. Responsive to or dependent upon atmospheric conditions. Now rare. Perhaps Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [adjective] > sensitive to stimuli sensible1623 sensitive1633 heliotropian1640 meteoric1789 phototonic1875 tonotactic1909 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > subject to or dependent on weather atmospherical1728 meteoric1789 atmospheric1853 1789 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. II 62 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. 1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §484. 234 Many flowers, or heads of flowers, do not open during cloudy or rainy weather, and have been called meteoric. 1857 M. J. Berkeley Introd. Cryptogamic Bot. §226 236 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. 1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 158/1 Meteoric, applied to flowers whose expansion depends upon the weather. b. Of or relating to the atmosphere or atmospheric phenomena, meteorological (now chiefly historical); (Geology) designating water of (recent) atmospheric origin. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] meteorological1570 meteorical1649 weatherly1652 meteoric1806 1806 Lady Morgan Wild Irish Girl I. Introd. Lett. p. xxxiii Send me a Fahrenheit, that I may..ascertain the temperature of my wild western territories, and expect my letters from thence to be only filled with the summary results of meteoric instruments. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. iii. iii. 286 The action of meteoric agents, rain, wind, frost, &c. 1856–64 J. Thomas Med. Dict. Meteoric, applied..to waters which accrue from condensation of the vapours suspended in the atmosphere. 1872 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 25 1082 Examination of rain accompanied by meteoric (volcanic) dust. 1924 Geogr. Rev. 14 40 Lapiés are formed principally by chemical erosion of limestone surfaces by meteoric water. 1965 G. 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. 1969 C. 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. 1990 P. Kearey & F. J. Vine Global Tectonics iii. 49 The composition of the meteoric water from which calcium carbonate is precipitated is highly variable. 2006 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 39 411 Many of his papers focused on particular meteoric events, such as one of the effects of lightning strikes on a house. †4. Elevated, lofty. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1832 S. Turner Sacr. Hist. I. i. 14 (note) [tr. Diodorus Siculus] The fiery particles ascended to the most meteoric or highest regions [Gk. πρὸς τοὺς μετεωροτάτους τόπους]. Compounds † meteoric paper n. Obsolete matted fibrous material composed chiefly of filamentous algae and other plant debris, as deposited after a flood. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > [noun] > found on leaves, rocks, etc. snake-spit1823 meteoric paper1841 1841 Microsc. Jrnl. 1 25 The microscope has been ably employed by Ehrenberg to determine the composition of the Meteoric Paper of 1686. 1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. II. xxii. 123 The fossil or meteoric paper of Germany..is also formed of the lowest tribes of fresh-water plants. 1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 279 The extreme lightness which these sheets of dead fibres have, renders them easily elevated into the higher strata of the air, whence they have been known to fall in violent showers... Sometimes this substance has been called ‘meteoric paper’. † meteoric steel n. Metallurgy Obsolete = meteor steel n. at meteor n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > steel > [noun] > steel with variegated surface damask1621 meteor steel1827 meteoric steel1831 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > steel alloys meteor powder1827 meteor steel1827 meteoric steel1831 alloy steel1887 alnico1935 1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 249 Meteoric steel. meteoric stone n. [compare French pierre météorique (1803)] now rare a meteorite; esp. a stony meteorite. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > meteorite stone1628 sky stone1750 meteoric stone1809 meteorolite1812 ceraunite1814 meteor stone1818 meteorite1823 star-glint1825 the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > meteorite stone1628 sky stone1750 thunderbolt1802 meteoric stone1809 meteorolite1812 ceraunite1814 meteor stone1818 meteorite1823 uranolith1823 1809 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. July 233 Account of a meteoric stone..that fell in the circle of Ichnow. 1837 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 22 286 Berzelius..declared himself an advocate for the lunar origin of meteoric stones. 1929 J. H. Jeans Universe around Us (1930) iv. 248 Professor Paneth and two colleagues..have recently estimated the ages of various meteoric stones. 1950 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 248 214 (title) Long lost meteoric stones recovered. 1979 Meteoritics 14 193 (title) An attempt to explain the origin of meteoric stones. 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