remanent
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of remanent
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin remanent- (stem of remanēns ), present participle of remanēre. See remain, -ent
Example Sentences
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If those minerals survived for billions of years and eventually reached Earth, their "remanent magnetization" could provide evidence that magnetism existed in the young solar system and influenced its development.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026
Paleomagnetism is a branch of geophysics that uses remanent magnetization in rocks from the time of their formation to reconstruct the direction and/or strength of the geomagnetic field.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2023
Kirschvink specializes in measuring remanent magnetic fields in rock, which can indicate the latitude at which the rock formed, millions or billions of years ago, and can trace its tectonic wanderings.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 23, 2016
Typically, magnets are used to sift for zircons, which contain magnetizable minerals such as magnetite—but that would have altered any remanent field in the zircons.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 30, 2015
On the forsaid 25 day of Januar I left behind with my wife the remanent of the 400 merks I had receaved from my father, taking of the foresaid 20 dollars, viz.,
From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall
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