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Definition of Atmospherics
1. Noun. A crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference.
Generic synonyms: Disturbance, Interference, Noise
Specialized synonyms: Radio Noise
Definition of Atmospherics
1. Noun. radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Atmospherics
1. [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atmospherics
Literary usage of Atmospherics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wireless Telegraphy: With Special Reference to the Quenched-spark System by Bernard John Leggett (1921)
"atmospherics being extremely irregular and unmusical, the ear can accommodate
itself to the musical note, and the disturbing effect of atmospherics, ..."
2. Higher Psychical Development (Yoga Philosophy) an Outline of the Secret by Hereward Carrington (1920)
"We have what we call "atmospherics,"—that is, chance currents which are picked up
... In the same way, these "breaks" are, you might say, "atmospherics" of ..."
3. Radio Hook-ups: A Reference and Record Book of Circuits Used for Connecting by Milton Blake Sleeper (1922)
"Are the atmospherics strong?... Shall I Increase power?.... Shall I decrease power?
Shall I send faster? Shall I send slower? .,., Shall 1 stop sending? ..."
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