geomagnetic
/dʒˌioʊmæɡnˈɛtɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to geomagnetism.
Example Sentences
- "One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days."
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English geomagnetic From geo- + magnetic.