sferics

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(sfer′iks, sfir′-)

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noun

  1. atmospherics
  2. the study of atmospherics; esp., the locating, tracking, and evaluating of natural electrical discharges

Origin: altered & shortened < atmospherics

See sferics in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also spher·ics

noun (used with a sing. verb)
  1. The study of atmospherics, especially through the use of electronic detectors.
  2. See atmospherics.

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Origin: Shortening and alteration of atmospherics

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