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archaeomagnetism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ar-chaeo-mag-netism
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the study and measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen with iron.

Uncountable

noun

The magnetism induced by the Earth's magnetic field in magnetizable matter after heating to the Curie temperature; directional magnetism, thermoremanent magnetism.

Uncountable

Etymology

From archaeo- + magnetism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

archæomagnetism (alternative) archeomagnetism (alternative)

Questions

What does archaeomagnetism mean?
The magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the study and measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen with iron.
Where does archaeomagnetism come from?
From archaeo- + magnetism.

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