🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

고지자기

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gojijagi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
paleomagnetism/ˌpæl.i.oʊˈmæɡ.nɪ.tɪ.zəm/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"고지자기 연구를 통해 지구의 자기장 역전을 알 수 있습니다."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The branch of geophysics concerned with the magnetism in rocks that was induced by the earth's magnetic field at the time of their formation.

    "Paleomagnetism provides crucial evidence for the theory of continental drift."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the mid-20th century, combining the Greek 'palaios' (ancient) with 'magnetism', referring to the study of the magnetic properties of rocks formed in the geological past.

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