Pronunciation: - ' re-m ə -n ə nt
Function: adjective
Date: 1951
: being or relating to magnetic remanence (as in a rock cooled from a molten state or in a baked clay object containing magnetic minerals) that indicates the strength and direction of the earth's magnetic field at a former time
– ther · mo · rem · a · nence \ -n ə n(t)s \ noun