spherics

¹

[ sfer-iks, sfeer- ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

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

spherics

²

[ sfer-iks, sfeer- ]

noun

1. Also (used with a singular verb) 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) Radio and Television. atmospherics.
3. (used with a singular verb) sferics ( def 3 ).

spherics

¹

/ ˈsfɛrɪks; ˈsfɪər- /

noun

1. functioning as singular short for atmospherics

spherics

²

/ ˈsfɛrɪks /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

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

Example Sentences

A treatise of his “on Spherics” still exists, and was printed in Paris in 1558.

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