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ATMOSPHERICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does atmospherics mean?
• ATMOSPHERICS (noun)
The noun ATMOSPHERICS has 1 sense:
1. a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
Familiarity information: ATMOSPHERICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
atmospheric static; atmospherics; static
Hypernyms ("atmospherics" is a kind of...):
disturbance; interference; noise (electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atmospherics"):
radio noise (static at radio wavelengths)
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