sferics

[ sfeer-iks, sfer- ]

noun

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 (used with a singular verb) the study of atmospherics.
4. spherics ²( def 1 ).

sferics

/ ˈsfɛrɪks /

noun

1. the usual US spelling of spherics 2

sferics

/ sfîr′ĭks,sfĕr′- /

1. The study of atmospherics , especially through the use of electronic detectors.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sferics¹

First recorded in 1940–45; shortening and respelling of atmospherics