archaeomagnetism (English, noun)
expansion: archaeomagnetism (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the study and measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen with iron.
tags: uncountable
glosses: The magnetism induced by the Earth's magnetic field in magnetizable matter after heating to the Curie temperature; directional magnetism, thermoremanent magnetism.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: archæomagnetism
tags: alternative
form: archeomagnetism
tags: alternative