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palaeomagnetism

(US paleomagnetism)
Definition of palaeomagnetism

noun

[mass noun]
  • the branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth’s magnetic field at the time of their formation.

Derivatives

palaeomagnetic

Pronunciation: /-magˈnɛtɪk/
adjective

palaeomagnetism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of palaeomagnetism in the US English dictionary