paleointensity

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noun

The intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past

OriginEnglish intensity ← Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós) →
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Meanings

nounpaleointensity (plural paleointensities)

plural paleointensities · alternative palaeointensity

  1. geographyThe intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past

    Paleointensity cannot be predicted by theory or from numerical simulation, since the mechanisms involved in the geodynamo are not sufficiently constrained.

    2007, Joseph S. Stoner, Guillaume St-Onge, “Magnetic Stratigraphy in Paleooceanography”, in Proxies in Late Cenozoic Paleoceanography, →ISBN, page 123

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
  2. Englishpaleo-
  3. Englishintensity
  4. Englishpaleointensity

From paleo- + intensity.

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APA

paleointensity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleointensity

MLA

“paleointensity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleointensity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleointensity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleointensity.

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