spherics
1the geometry and trigonometry of figures formed on the surface of a sphere.
Origin of spherics
1Words Nearby spherics
Other definitions for spherics (2 of 2)
Also sferics. (used with a singular verb) a branch of meteorology in which electronic devices are used to forecast the weather and to study atmospheric conditions.
(used with a plural verb)Radio and Television. atmospherics.
(used with a singular verb) sferics (def. 3).
Origin of spherics
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How to use spherics in a sentence
A treatise of his “on spherics” still exists, and was printed in Paris in 1558.
British Dictionary definitions for spherics (1 of 2)
/ (ˈsfɛrɪks) /
(functioning as singular) the geometry and trigonometry of figures on the surface of a sphere
British Dictionary definitions for spherics (2 of 2)
US sferics
/ (ˈsfɛrɪks, ˈsfɪər-) /
(functioning as singular) short for atmospherics
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