spherics

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

noun (used with a singular verb)

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

Origin of spherics

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1650–60; earlier spheric, noun use of the adj. < Late Latin sphēricus < Greek sphairikós. See sphere, -ic, -ics

Words nearby spherics

spherical polygon, spherical sailing, spherical triangle, spherical trigonometry, sphericity, spherics, sphero-, spherocyte, spherocytic anemia, spherocytosis, spheroid

Definition for spherics (2 of 2)

spherics 2
[ 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

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short for atmospherics

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British Dictionary definitions for spherics (1 of 2)

spherics 1
/ (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)

spherics 2

US sferics

/ (ˈsfɛrɪks, ˈsfɪər-) /

noun

(functioning as singular) short for atmospherics

Scientific definitions for spherics

sferics

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