radio atmospherics
1atmospherics — [at΄məs feriks, at΄məs fir′iks] pl.n. 1. Radio a) disturbances in reception, produced by natural electric discharges, as in a storm; static b) the phenomena producing these disturbances 2. prevailing mood or influence …
2atmospherics — /at meuhs fer iks, fear /, n. 1. (used with a pl. v.) Radio and Television. noise in a radio receiver or randomly distributed white spots or bands on the screen of a television receiver, caused by interference from natural electromagnetic… …
3atmospherics — UK [ˌætməsˈferɪks] / US [ˌætməˈsferɪks] noun [plural] 1) continuous short sharp noises that you sometimes hear on a radio 2) music the special way a piece of music is written to give you a particular feeling or mood a smoky jazz sound and spooky… …
4radio noise — noun static at radio wavelengths (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑static, ↑atmospherics, ↑atmospheric static * * * radio noise, radio emission, especially from a radio star or pulsar, characterized by random or erratic changes of amplitude or frequency …
5atmospherics — noun plural Date: 1905 1. audible disturbances produced in radio receiving apparatus by atmospheric electrical phenomena (as lightning); also the electrical phenomena causing these disturbances 2. actions (as official statements) intended to… …
6atmospherics — 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) …
7atmospherics — at|mo|spher|ics [ˌætməsˈferıks] n [plural] 1.) features or qualities in something, especially a piece of music or a book, that give you a particular feeling 2.) continuous cracking noises that sometimes interrupt radio broadcasts …
8atmospherics — at·mos pher·ics || ks n. atmospheric phenomenon that cause disturbances in the reception of radio waves …
9atmospherics — noun (plural) continuous cracking noises that sometimes interrupt radio broadcasts …
10atmospherics — at•mos•pher•ics [[t]ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪks, ˈfɪər [/t]] n. 1) rtv (used with a pl. v.) noise in a radio receiver or spots or bands on the screen of a television receiver, caused by interference from natural electromagnetic disturbances in the atmosphere …
