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spherics

1

[ sfer-iks, sfeer- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. the geometry and trigonometry of figures formed on the surface of a sphere.

spherics

2

[ sfer-iks, sfeer- ]

noun

  1. Also (used with a singular verb) a branch of meteorology in which electronic devices are used to forecast the weather and to study atmospheric conditions.
  2. (used with a plural verb) Radio and Television. atmospherics.
  3. (used with a singular verb) sferics ( def 3 ).

spherics

1

/ ˈsfɛrɪks /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the geometry and trigonometry of figures on the surface of a sphere

spherics

2

/ ˈsfɛrɪks; ˈsfɪər- /

noun

  1. See atmospherics
    functioning as singular short for atmospherics

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Word History and Origins

Origin of spherics1

1650–60; earlier spheric, noun use of the adj. < Late Latin sphēricus < Greek sphairikós. See sphere, -ic, -ics

Origin of spherics2

Short for atmospherics

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Example Sentences

A treatise of his “on Spherics” still exists, and was printed in Paris in 1558.

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