— paleomagnetic /pay'lee oh mag net"ik/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/ , adj.
/pay'lee oh mag"ni tiz'euhm/ or, esp. Brit., /pal'ee-/ , n.
Geol. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified. Cf. remanent magnetism .
[ 1850-55; PALEO- + MAGNETISM ]