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paleointensities

paleointensities is the plural of paleointensity.

Meaning of paleointensity

Noun

paleointensity (plural paleointensities)

  1. The intensity of geomagnetism at a given location at a particular time in the geologic past
    • Paleointensity cannot be predicted by theory or from numerical simulation, since the mechanisms involved in the geodynamo are not sufficiently constrained.2007, Joseph S. Stoner, Guillaume St-Onge, “Magnetic Stratigraphy in Paleooceanography”, in Proxies in Late Cenozoic Paleoceanography, →ISBN, page 123

Questions about paleointensities

What is paleointensities the plural of?
Paleointensities is the plural of paleointensity.

Words near paleointensities in the dictionary

  1. paleoindians
  2. paleoindication
  3. paleoindications
  4. paleoindicator
  5. paleoindicators
  6. paleointensities
  7. paleointensity
  8. paleoisland
  9. paleoislands
  10. paleokarst
  11. paleokarstic

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