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- Ancient Greekἀτμός (atmós)
- Frenchatmo-
- Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
- Latinsphaera
- Late Latinsphēra
- Frenchatmosphère
- Englishatmosphere
- English todayatmospherics
From atmosphere + -ics.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
atmospherics
Today it means: Radio interference caused by pulses of electromagnetic radiation in the atmosphere as the result of lightning and other events (both natural and man-made) Full definition →
English atmosphere ← French atmosphère ← Late Latin sphēra