Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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meteoric | No | Yes | No | No |
meteor | Yes | No | No | No |
meteoric (noun) | meteor (noun) |
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(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere | |
a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode |
meteoric (adjective) | meteor (adjective) |
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pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids | |
of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions | |
like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience |