Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
meteoric
(adjective) like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience; “a meteoric rise to fame”
meteoric
(adjective) pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids; “meteoric shower”; “meteoric impacts”
meteorologic, meteorological, meteoric
(adjective) of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions; “meteorological factors”; “meteorological chart”; “meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
meteoric (comparative more meteoric, superlative most meteoric)
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.
• core time
Source: Wiktionary
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 10th of August and 13th of November, more rarely in April and December, and also at some other periods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.