atmospherics

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atmospherics

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  1. plural, plural only Radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made) Other projects in progress at CRPL involve the study of audiofrequency tellurics (current induced in the earth) and earth conductivity measurements using atmospherics.
  2. plural, plural only Elements of the overall background atmosphere. The indefinite object was drawing away from us at a high speed and eventually disappeared into a veil of atmospherics, very much as a headlight disappearing into a fog.
  3. plural, plural only The ambiance of a physical location (e.g., retail shop) or a sensory performance (e.g., music).

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@misc{atmospherics_2026,
  title = {atmospherics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atmospherics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}