(me-te-or'-ic wa'-ter)) Ground water of atmospheric origin. Meteoric water reaches the Earth's surface as precipitation (rain, snow, hail, or sleet).
Water that falls to Earth from the atmosphere as either rain or snow.
Groundwater that originates in the atmosphere and reaches the zone of saturation by infiltration and percolation; as opposed to connate and magmatic water. Most groundwater is meteoric in origin.
Water from the atmosphere, such as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
new water derived from the atmosphere.
A term applied to water which penetrates the rocks from above, i.e. rain, dew hail, snow and also the water of rivers and streams
Water that occurs in or is derived fr om the atmosphere.
North American Lake Management Society: Lake and Water Word Glossary
Meteoric water is a hydrologic term of long standing for water in the ground which originates from precipitation.