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SFERICS
Etymology
Noun
sferics
plural of sferic
Noun
sferics pl (plural only)
Electromagnetic pulses caused by atmospheric phenomena, such as lightning. plural of sferic
Radio interference caused by sferics; atmospherics.
Usage notes
When referring to the electromagnetic phenomenon, this term can be used either as the normal plural of sferic or in pluralia tantum construction.
Source: Wiktionary
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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