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Meteoric :: Meteoric (a.) Flashing; brilliant; transient; like a meteor; as, meteoric fame..

Tornado :: Tornado (n.) A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone..

Meteorism :: Meteorism (n.) Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.

Meteoroid :: Meteoroid (n.) A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor..

Meteoroscope :: Meteoroscope (n.) An astrolabe; a planisphere.

Chondritic :: Chondritic (a.) Granular; pertaining to, or having the granular structure characteristic of, the class of meteorites called chondrites..

Meteorolite :: Meteorolite (n.) A meteoric stone; an aerolite; a meteorite.

Holosiderite :: Holosiderite (n.) Meteoric iron; a meteorite consisting of metallic iron without stony matter.

Aerosiderite :: Aerosiderite (n.) A mass of meteoric iron.

Physiognomy :: Physiognomy (n.) The general appearance or aspect of a thing, without reference to its scientific characteristics; as, the physiognomy of a plant, or of a meteor..

Swarmed :: Swarm (n.) Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of meteorites..

Meteoroligic :: Meteoroligic (a.) Alt. of Meteorologica.

Meteorical :: Meteorical (a.) Meteoric.

Mesosiderite :: Mesosiderite (n.) See the Note under Meteorite.

Meteorograph :: Meteorograph (n.) An instrument which registers meteorologic phases or conditions.

Hydrometeorology :: Hydrometeorology (n.) That branch of meteorology which relates to, or treats of, water in the atmosphere, or its phenomena, as rain, clouds, snow, hail, storms, etc..

Bolide :: Bolide (n.) A kind of bright meteor; a bolis.

Oligosiderite :: Oligosiderite (n.) A meteorite characterized by the presence of but a small amount of metallic iron.

Siderolite :: Siderolite (n.) A kind of meteorite. See under Meteorite.

Chondrite :: Chondrite (n.) A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules.

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