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Spherics
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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short for atmospherics
short for atmospherics
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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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Science Dictionary
sferics also spherics  (sfîr'ĭks, sfěr'-) Pronunciation Key
The study of atmospherics, especially through the use of electronic detectors. |
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