Dated form of meteoric.

(now meteorology) An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars).

(intransitive) To move at great speed.

Of, pertaining to, or originating from a meteor. / Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness. / (geology) Of water: originating in the atmosphere. / Influenced by the weather.

simple past tense and past participle of meteor

present participle of meteor

In a meteoric manner.

A rapid accumulation of gas in the intestine. It is typically a sign of bowel necrosis from bacterial infection, a life-threatening surgical emergency, and is usually caused by the consumption of large quantities of undercooked pork.

present participle of meteorize

To weather / (poetic, archaic) To ascend in vapours; to take the form of a meteor.