- atmospheric static
- nouna crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference• Syn: ↑static, ↑atmospherics• Hypernyms: ↑noise, ↑interference, ↑disturbance• Hyponyms: ↑radio noise
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atmospheric static
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