Meanings
nounpaleomagnetism (usually uncountable, plural paleomagnetisms)
plural paleomagnetisms · alternative palaeomagnetism
- uncountableusuallygeographyThe study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time.
The crucial work on palaeomagnetism was already under way less than ten years after Holmes's first edition.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 139
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
- Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
- Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
- Englishpaleo-
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishmagnetism
- Englishpaleomagnetism
Translations
Catalan paleomagnetisme
- paleomagnetismestudy of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over time
Esperanto paleomagnetismo
- paleomagnetismostudy of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over time
Finnish paleomagnetismi
- paleomagnetismistudy of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over time
Spanish paleomagnetismo
- paleomagnetismostudy of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over time
Cite this entry
APA
paleomagnetism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleomagnetism
MLA
“paleomagnetism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleomagnetism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleomagnetism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleomagnetism.
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