English-Thai Dictionary

meteoric

ADJ ซึ่ง ประสบความสำเร็จ รวดเร็ว มาก  brilliant swift sueng-pra-sob-kwam-samred-reo-mak

 

meteorically

ADV อย่าง รุ่งเรือง  yang-ruang-rueng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

METEORIC

a.Pertaining to meteors; consisting of meteors. 1. Proceeding from a meteor; as meteoric stones.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

METEORIC

Me `te *or "ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. météorique. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, as, meteoric phenomena; meteoric stones.

 

2. Influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions.

 

3. Flashing; brilliant; transient; like a meteor; as, meteoric fame. "Meteoric politician. " Craik. Meteoric iron, Meteoric stone. (Min. ) See Meteorite. -- Meteoric paper, a substance of confervoid origin found floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper; -- so called because formerly supposed to fall from meteors. -- Meteoric showers, periodical exhibitions of shooting stars, occuring about the 9th or 1 th of August and 13th of November, more rarely in April and December, and also at some other periods.

 

METEORICAL

METEORICAL Me `te *or "ic *al, a.

 

Defn: Meteoric.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

meteoric

me te or ic |ˌmētēˈôrik ˈˌmidiˈɔrɪk | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to meteors or meteorites: meteoric iron. • (of the development of something, esp. a person's career ) very rapid: her meteoric rise to the top of her profession. 2 chiefly Geology relating to or denoting water derived from the atmosphere by precipitation or condensation. DERIVATIVES me te or i cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

meteoric

me |teor ¦ic |ˌmiːtɪˈɒrɪk | ▶adjective 1 relating to meteors or meteorites: meteoric iron. • (of the development of something ) very rapid: her meteoric rise to the top of her profession. 2 Geology relating to or denoting water derived from the atmosphere by precipitation or condensation. DERIVATIVES meteorically adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

meteoric

meteoric adjective her meteoric rise to fame: rapid, lightning, swift, fast, quick, speedy, accelerated, instant, sudden, spectacular, dazzling, brilliant. ANTONYMS gradual.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

meteoric

meteoric adjective her meteoric rise to fame: rapid, lightning, swift, fast, quick, speedy, breakneck, fast-track, accelerated, overnight, instant, whirlwind, mushrooming, sudden, spectacular; momentary, fleeting, transient, ephemeral, evanescent, brief, short-lived. ANTONYMS slow, gradual, long-drawn-out.

 

Spanish Dictionary

meteórico, -ca

meteórico, -ca adjetivo 1 De los meteoros o relacionado con ellos .2 Que es muy rápido :el director se benefició en su meteórica carrera de ese clan que desde hacía siglos dominaba el consumo de la música culta .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

meteoric

me te or ic /mìːtiɔ́ːrɪk |-ɔ́r -/形容詞 1 たちまちの, 流星のような ▸ a meteoric rise あっという間の出世 2 流星の .m è te ó r i cal ly 副詞