spherics

¹ American  

[sfer-iks, sfeer-] / ˈsfɛr ɪks, ˈsfɪər- /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the geometry and trigonometry of figures formed on the surface of a sphere.

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spherics ² American  

[sfer-iks, sfeer-] / ˈsfɛr ɪks, ˈsfɪər- /

noun

1. (used with a singular verb) Also 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) atmospherics.

3. (used with a singular verb) sferics.

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spherics ¹ British  

/ ˈsfɛrɪks /

noun

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

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spherics ² British  

/ ˈsfɛrɪks, ˈsfɪər- /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) short for atmospherics

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Etymology

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