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# meteoric

adjective (meteoric)

«meteoric» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very fast and sudden, especially a rise to fame or success: «a meteoric rise». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#m1)
2. (science) To do with meteors or meteorites: «meteoric dust», «meteoric iron». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and news, «a meteoric rise» means someone became famous or successful very quickly, like a young singer or footballer. In science (space), meteoric material comes from space rocks; some ancient iron tools were made from meteoric iron. The picture: a meteor flashes across the sky very fast and bright. Phrases: «a meteoric rise», «meteoric iron».

### Examples

- The singer had a meteoric rise to fame. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#x1)
- The team's meteoric rise took them from the bottom league to the top in three years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#x2)
- Tutankhamun had a dagger made of meteoric iron. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#x3)
- Scientists study meteoric dust collected from Antarctic ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#x4)
- Her career was meteoric. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#x5)
- Meteoric rock is different from Earth rock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#x6)
- The app's meteoric success surprised everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#x7)
- Some meteoric rises end just as fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/#x8)

### Note

Adjective from «meteor». Usually used with «rise» or «success». Trap: a real meteor burns up quickly – but «a meteoric rise» means quick and bright, not «short-lived» (though people sometimes use it that way). Not about weather – that is «meteorological».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «meteoric» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoric/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«meteoric» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meteoric.html) on Mova free.