remanent magnetism

American

noun

Geology.

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

Etymology

Origin of remanent magnetism

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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It results from this arrangement that, under the action of the current, the polarity due to remanent magnetism does nothing but increase.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various

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