Mē'te-ōr'ic, a.
[Fr. météorique, It. & Sp. meteorico.]
- Pertaining to meteors; consisting of meteors.
- Proceeding from a meteor; as, meteoric stones.
- Influenced by the weather.
Meteoric iron, iron in the metallic state, usually combined with nickel, as found in meteors. — Meteoric paper, a substance found floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper. It is of confervoid origin. — Meteoric showers, periodical exhibitions of shooting stars, occurring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of November, more rarely in April and December, and also at some other periods.