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paleotemperature

paleotemperature noun: the temperature at a location in the geologic past.

Noun

paleotemperature (plural paleotemperatures)

  1. The temperature at a location in the geologic past
    • It is thus possible to use the position of the data on the profile to estimate the palaeotemperature of each sample at 40 Ma.1999, S.N. Thomson et al., “Miocene high-pressure metamorphic rocks of Crete, Greece”, in Uwe Ring, editor, Exhumation Processes, →ISBN, page 95

Forms of paleotemperature

pluralpaleotemperatures
alternative formpalaeotemperature

Origin of paleotemperature

From paleo- + temperature.

Questions about paleotemperature

What does paleotemperature mean?
Paleotemperature means the temperature at a location in the geologic past.
What part of speech is paleotemperature?
Paleotemperature is a noun.
What is the plural of paleotemperature?
The plural of paleotemperature is paleotemperatures.

Words near paleotemperature in the dictionary

  1. paleotechnology
  2. paleotectonic
  3. paleotectonically
  4. paleotectonics
  5. paleotemperate
  6. paleotemperature
  7. paleotemperatures
  8. paleotempestological
  9. paleotempestology
  10. paleotestamentary
  11. Paleotethyan

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