PALEOMAGNETISM


Meaning of PALEOMAGNETISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpā-lē-ō-ˈmag-nə-ˌti-zəm, especially Brit ]

ˌpa- noun

Date: 1854

1. : the intensity and direction of residual magnetization in ancient rocks

2. : a science that deals with paleomagnetism

• pa·leo·mag·net·ic -mag-ˈne-tik adjective

• pa·leo·mag·net·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

• pa·leo·mag·ne·tist -ˈmag-nə-tist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.