spherics
1[ sfer-iks, sfeer- ]
/ ˈsfɛr ɪks, ˈsfɪər- /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
the geometry and trigonometry of figures formed on the surface of a sphere.
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spherics2
[ sfer-iks, sfeer- ]
/ ˈsfɛr ɪks, ˈsfɪər- /
noun
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.
(used with a plural verb)Radio and Television. atmospherics.
(used with a singular verb) sferics (def. 3).
Origin of spherics
2Short for atmospherics
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A treatise of his “on Spherics” still exists, and was printed in Paris in 1558.
British Dictionary definitions for spherics (1 of 2)
spherics1
/ (ˈsfɛrɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the geometry and trigonometry of figures on the surface of a sphere
British Dictionary definitions for spherics (2 of 2)
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