meteoric
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6.8
- adjective
- /mɪˈtɪərɪk/
- Specialized
:
meteórico
- The ringwall mountains looked old and weary, slumped smooth from eons of being sandpapered by the constant infill of meteoric dust.
- meteoric dust
Examples
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The reason for this is simple: all fresh water is ultimately derived from meteoric water, and meteoric water is formed by evaporation.
Academic text (2001) -
The reason for this is simple: all fresh water is ultimately derived from meteoric water, and meteoric water is formed by evaporation.
Academic text (2001) -
Most of these new terrains were masked by meteoric gardening, but the differences were still there.
Fiction book (1990) -
Real temperatures for the area do not match the cherry-picked treemometers' meteoric rise and are more or less flat, with maybe a slight rise.
Blog text (17) -
A similar effect could be produced by natural air pollution (volcanic ash) and possibly concentrations of meteoric debris or other matter in space between us and the Sun.
Blog text (31) -
Rain that falls as meteoric water is crucial for replenishing our freshwater supplies.
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Noctilucent clouds are formed by water vapor condensing on meteoric dust high in the atmosphere.
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The scientists studied meteoric effects on local weather patterns during their field research.
Synonyms
94
4.8
About the air around the Earth, like clouds and storms
17
6.3
About weather and conditions in the air
About the weather and the air around the Earth
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Meteoric comes from Greek meteōros meaning 'high in the air' and gave us meteorology, the study of weather, so meteoric can also mean relating to the atmosphere or weather.