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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 interferenceplay

  Familiarity information: ATMOSPHERICS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ATMOSPHERICS (noun)


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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