aeromagnetic

American

[air-oh-mag-net-ik] / ˌɛər oʊ mægˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or based on an aerial survey of the earth's magnetic field.

an aeromagnetic map.

Other Word Forms

aeromagnetically adverb

Etymology

Origin of aeromagnetic

First recorded in 1945–50; aero- + magnetic

Example Sentences

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IBM’s Watson for the natural resources industry uses artificial intelligence to combine data such as government drill results and aeromagnetic surveys with historical visual data including hand drawn maps in a way that has not been done before.

From Reuters

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