archaeomagnetism

Noun

 * 1)  Magnetism of the Earth in the geologic past; the study and measurement of this magnetism in order to date a specimen with iron.
 * 2) magnetism induced by the Earth magnetic field in magnetizable matter after heating to the Curie temperature; directional magnetism, thermoremanent magnetism

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 * Italian: archeomagnetismo
 * Portuguese: arqueomagnetismo
 * Spanish: arqueomagnetismo