atmospherics

Examples

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• Did you have any sort of reading on the atmospherics?

  Blog text (3)

• Atmospherics again?

  Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

• Analyzing atmospherics... stand by

  Thru the Moebius Strip (2005)

• After four years of patient, persistent effort, he felt sure enough of his conclusion that he published a paper entitled "Directional Studies of Atmospherics at High Frequencies" in the Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers (1932).

  Academic text (1991)

• The radio was filled with strange crackling sounds due to the atmospherics caused by the storm.

• We could barely hear the conversation over the hissing atmospherics interfering with the signal.

Synonyms

I

interference

vsatmospherics

• Specialized

93 6.6

Unwanted signals that disturb or block radio and phone communication

is a specific source of such impairment originating in the atmosphere

S

static

vsatmospherics

37 4.8

A crackling noise on radio or television caused by electrical interference

is the same receiver noise but specifically due to electrical activity in the atmosphere

R

radio noise

vsatmospherics

• Specialized

1 3.8

A hiss or crackle that makes radio signals hard to hear

is that unwanted sound only when it comes from atmospheric electrical activity

E

electrical disturbance

vsatmospherics

• Specialized

1 5.5

Unwanted electric signals that make devices not work properly

is one type of this noise that comes from electrical activity in the atmosphere

A

atmospheric static

vsatmospherics

• Specialized

7.8

A crackling or hissing noise on a radio caused by electrical activity in the air

is the same receiver noise specifically caused by electrical activity in the sky

G

ground noise

vsatmospherics

• Specialized

6.5

Unwanted background sound or electrical hiss that hides the true signal

is similar but comes from electrical activity high in the atmosphere, not equipment faults

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology