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Meaning of paleomagnetism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
peɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnətɪzm

Definitions

The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Esperanto paleomagnetismo
Español paleomagnetismo
Suomi paleomagnetismi

Examples

“The crucial work on palaeomagnetism was already under way less than ten years after Holmes's first edition.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

paleomagnetist paleomagnetosphere paleomagnetostratigraphy paleomalacologist paleomalacology paleomammal

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