atmospherics
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at·mos·pher·ics
(ăt'mə-sfĕr'ĭks, -sfîr'-) 
n.
n.
- (used with a sing. verb)
- Electromagnetic radiation produced by natural phenomena such as lightning.
- Radio interference produced by electromagnetic radiation. Also called sferics.
- (used with a pl. verb)
- Features, events, or statements intended to create a particular mood or attitude: "[This book] is full of fiction unconcerned with spooky atmospherics or suspense; most of the collection's stories are about cruel humans and the violence they commit" (Ken Tucker).
- The mood or attitude so created.
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atmospherics
1.Retail marketing: elements such as store lighting, temperature, noise level, scents, wall coverings, architecture, and display fixtures that can be studied and/or manipulated by retailers to produce an effect on consumer buying habits. Atmospherics are thought to influence the customer's shopping moods and time spent in the store and are used to create or reinforce the customer's desire to buy a product.
2.Broadcast: phenomena that produce disturbances in broadcast reception creating static, such as lightning in a storm.
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