Meanings
adjectivegeomagnetic (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to geomagnetism.
One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days.
2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*gaya
- Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
- Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
- Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
- Englishgeo-
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishmagnetic
- Englishgeomagnetic
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 地磁
- 地磁 (dìcí)of or pertaining to geomagnetism
Czech geomagnetický
- geomagnetickýof or pertaining to geomagnetism
Finnish geomagneetinen
- geomagneetinenof or pertaining to geomagnetism
Hindi भूचुंबकीय
- भूचुंबकीय (bhūcumbkīya)of or pertaining to geomagnetism
Italian geomagnetico
- geomagneticoof or pertaining to geomagnetism
Russian геомагнитный
- геомагнитный (geomagnitnyj)of or pertaining to geomagnetism
Spanish geomagnético
- geomagnéticoof or pertaining to geomagnetism
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Cite this entry
APA
geomagnetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geomagnetic
MLA
“geomagnetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geomagnetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geomagnetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geomagnetic.
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