geomagnetic

American  

[jee-oh-mag-net-ik] / ˌdʒi oʊ mægˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to geomagnetism.

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Other Word Forms

• geomagnetician noun
• geomagnetist noun

Etymology

Origin of geomagnetic

First recorded in 1900–05; geo- + magnetic

Example Sentences

Red aurora tends to appear during particularly powerful geomagnetic storms, when the solar wind is strong enough to push particles to extreme heights.

From BBC

They say "geomagnetic activity is expected to remain... with a chance of reaching a strong storm".

From BBC

The researchers also identified the oldest known geomagnetic reversal, a process in which Earth's magnetic field flips so that a compass would point south instead of north.

From Science Daily

Beyond the geographic pole and the geomagnetic pole, there also was a “pole of inaccessibility”—the point farthest from the continent’s edges.

From The Wall Street Journal

Much of the planning for a severe space weather is based on the Carrington Event of 1859, the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history.

From BBC