paleopole
English
Alternative forms
- palaeopole
Etymology
paleo- + pole
Noun
paleopole (plural paleopoles)
- The current position that the north pole or south pole would have had in the geologic past.
- 2007, David Gubbins, Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, page 839:
- The most serious problem involves the large age uncertainties associated with most Precambrian paleopoles.
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