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sferics

[ sfeer-iks, sfer- ]

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 (used with a singular verb) the study of atmospherics.

sferics

/ ˈsfɛrɪks /

noun

  1. See spherics
    the usual US spelling of spherics 2

sferics

/ sfîr′ĭks,sfĕr′- /

  1. The study of atmospherics , especially through the use of electronic detectors.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sferics1

First recorded in 1940–45; shortening and respelling of atmospherics

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