Atmospherics

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Electromagnetic radiation produced by natural phenomena such as lightning.
  • n. Radio interference produced by electromagnetic radiation. Also called sferics.
  • n. Features, events, or statements intended to create a particular mood or attitude: "[This book] is full of fiction unconcerned with spooky atmospherics or suspense; most of the collection's stories are about cruel humans and the violence they commit” ( Ken Tucker).
  • n. The mood or attitude so created.
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  • n. radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made)
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The study of atmospheres and of all their phenomena; meteorology.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disturbance    interference    noise   
    Cross Reference
    sferic   
    Hyponym
    radio noise   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    clerics    generics    hysterics   
     
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