remanent magnetism
noun Geology.
magnetization in minerals induced by a former magnetic field and persisting after the field changes.
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Compare paleomagnetism.
Origin of remanent magnetism
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby remanent magnetism
remand, remand centre, remand home, remanence, remanent, remanent magnetism, remanufacture, remargin, remark, remarkable, remarque
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