[sfer-iks, sfeer-] 
) | the geometry and trigonometry of figures formed on the surface of a sphere. |
[sfer-iks, sfeer-] | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | (used with a plural verb) Radio and Television. atmospherics. |
| 3. | (used with a singular verb) sferics (def. 3). |
[sfeer-iks, sfer-] | 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. | spherics 2 (def. 1). |
| sferics also spherics (sfîr'ĭks, sfěr'-) Pronunciation Key
The study of atmospherics, especially through the use of electronic detectors. |