| English Dictionary |
ATMOSPHERIC STATIC
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does atmospheric static mean?
• ATMOSPHERIC STATIC (noun)
The noun ATMOSPHERIC STATIC has 1 sense:
1. a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
Familiarity information: ATMOSPHERIC STATIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
atmospheric static; atmospherics; static
Hypernyms ("atmospheric static" is a kind of...):
disturbance; interference; noise (electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "atmospheric static"):
radio noise (static at radio wavelengths)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies." (English proverb)
"A trustworthy person steals one's heart." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Wit is folly unless a wise man hath the keeping of it." (Arabic proverb)
"A closed mouth catches neither flies nor food." (Corsican proverb)
"A trustworthy person steals one's heart." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Wit is folly unless a wise man hath the keeping of it." (Arabic proverb)
"A closed mouth catches neither flies nor food." (Corsican proverb)