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noun
1.
(used with a singular verb) electronic equipment for determining the position of storms by locating their accompanying atmospherics.
2.
(used with a plural verb) the atmospheric discharges located by this device.
3.
Also, spherics. (used with a singular verb) the study of atmospherics.
4.
spherics2 (def. 1).
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Sferics
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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| spherics or (US) sferics2 (ˈsfɛrɪks, ˈsfɪər-, ˈsfɛrɪks, ˈsfɪər-) | |
| —n | |
| (functioning as singular) short for atmospherics | |
| sferics or (US) sferics2 | |
| —n | |
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
sferic also spheric  (sfîr'ĭk, sfěr'-) Pronunciation Key
A radio emission from a stroke of lightning. |
| sferics also spherics (sfîr'ĭks, sfěr'-) Pronunciation Key
The study of atmospherics, especially through the use of electronic detectors. |
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