magnetostratigraphy

noun

That branch of stratigraphy that studies the magnetization of rocks

OriginEnglish stratigraphy ← Middle English magnete ← Latin magnēs →
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Meanings

nounmagnetostratigraphy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegeographyThat branch of stratigraphy that studies the magnetization of rocks

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Englishstratigraphy
  11. Englishmagnetostratigraphy

From magneto- + stratigraphy.

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magnetostratigraphy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetostratigraphy

MLA

“magnetostratigraphy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetostratigraphy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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