remanent magnetism

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noun Geology.

magnetization in minerals induced by a former magnetic field and persisting after the field changes.

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Origin of remanent magnetism

First recorded in 1865–70

The powerful forces of gravity and magnetism channel matter into huge flattened spinning platters known as accretion disks.
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As the project progressed, I felt a subtle change happening to me, as though I was picking up some of his spiritual magnetism.
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His aura was calm, and his being exuded a subtle spiritual magnetism.
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All-American, with just enough sex appeal to maintain the magnetism.
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By adolescence she had acquired the remarkable self-assuredness, and personal magnetism, that would define her destiny.
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The real experience has a magnetism of its own and will win above mere technicality whenever it has the opportunity.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Some hidden magnetism burst from him like an aura, and his cold pasty face and light gray eyes flamed into positive beauty.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
She had expected personality, magnetism, as a compensation for nature's external economies.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
For Isabel Otis the genius loci had a more powerful and enduring magnetism than any man or woman she had ever known.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
His reputation and his personal magnetism soon began to effect a complete change in his army.
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