paleomagnetism

English

Alternative forms

• palaeomagnetism

Etymology

From paleo- +‎ magnetism.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /peɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnətɪzm/

Noun

paleomagnetism (usually uncountable, plural paleomagnetisms)

1. (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, published 2011, page 139:

     The crucial work on palaeomagnetism was already under way less than ten years after Holmes's first edition.

Related terms

• paleomagnetic
• paleomagnetics

Translations

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

• Catalan: paleomagnetisme m
• Esperanto: paleomagnetismo
• Finnish: paleomagnetismi (fi)
• Spanish: paleomagnetismo m