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paleofield

paleofield noun: a magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past.

Noun

paleofield (plural paleofields)

  1. A magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past
    • In particular, paleofields as high as 300 μT have been reported from the Allende meteorite that formed more than 4.5 x10⁹ years ago2003, Michael E. Evans, Friedrich Heller, Environmental Magnetism, →ISBN, page 250

Forms of paleofield

pluralpaleofields
alternative formpalaeofield

Origin of paleofield

From paleo- + field.

Questions about paleofield

What does paleofield mean?
Paleofield means a magnetic field active at a particular time in the geologic past.
What part of speech is paleofield?
Paleofield is a noun.
What is the plural of paleofield?
The plural of paleofield is paleofields.

Words near paleofield in the dictionary

  1. paleofault
  2. paleofauna
  3. paleofaunal
  4. paleofecal
  5. paleofeces
  6. paleofield
  7. paleofields
  8. paleofire
  9. paleofires
  10. paleofish
  11. paleofjord

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