paleomagnetism

English

Alternative forms

palaeomagnetism

Etymology

From paleo- +‎ magnetism.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /peɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnətɪzm/

Noun

paleomagnetism (usually uncountable, plural paleomagnetisms)

(geology) The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 139:
  The crucial work on palaeomagnetism was already under way less than ten years after Holmes's first edition.

Related terms

Translations

study of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over time

Catalan: paleomagnetisme m
Finnish: paleomagnetismi (fi)

Spanish: paleomagnetismo m

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