meteoric

meteoric
METEÓRIC, -Ă, meteorici, -ce, adj., s.f. 1. adj. Care aparţine meteorilor (1), referitor la meteori. ♢ Apă meteorică = apă care provine din precipitaţiile atmosferice. 2. adj. Care ţine de meteori (2), privitor la meteori. ♦ fig. Care se iveşte pe neaşteptate, produce o puternică impresie şi trece repede; trecător; efemer. 3. s.f. Capitol al astronomiei care se ocupă cu studiul meteoriţilor. [pr.: -te-o-] – Din fr. météorique.
Trimis de RACAI, 15.07.2006. Sursa: DEX '98

meteóric adj. m. (sil. -te-o-), pl. meteórici; f. sg. meteórică, pl. meteórice
Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic

METEÓRI//C meteoriccă (meteoricci, meteoricce) 1) Care ţine de meteori; propriu meteorilor. Apă meteoriccă. 2) Care apare pe neaşteptate şi dispare repede; cu apariţie bruscă şi dispariţie rapidă. [Sil. -te-o-] /<fr. météorique
Trimis de siveco, 22.08.2004. Sursa: NODEX

METEÓRIC, -Ă adj. Al meteorilor, provenit dintr-un meteor. ♦ (fig.) Care se iveşte pe neaşteptate; uimitor; trecător, efemer. [pron. -te-o-. / < fr. météorique].
Trimis de LauraGellner, 29.10.2006. Sursa: DN

METEÓRIC, -Ă adj. 1. referitor la meteori, din meteori. o apă meteorică = apă provenită din precipitaţii atmosferice. 2. (fig.) care se iveşte pe neaşteptate; trecător, efemer. (< fr. météorique)
Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN

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