meteoric

What does meteoric mean?

meteoric means "of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in meteoric?

meteoric has 4 syllables: me-te-o-ric. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˌmitiˈɔɹɪk/.

What is another word for meteoric?

Close synonyms include meteorologic, meteorological. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is meteoric a common word?

meteoric is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for meteoric come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.