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.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 139:
Related terms
- paleomagnetic
- paleomagnetics
Translations
study of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over time
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