古地磁

gǔdìcí

noun

Meanings

1 paleomagnetism
2 the geomagnetic field as preserved in ancient rocks

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Examples

古地磁数据可以用来重建大陆漂移。

Gǔdìcí shùjù kěyǐ yòng lái chóngjiàn dàlù piāoyí.

Paleomagnetic data can be used to reconstruct continental drift.

他的研究方向是古地磁。

Tā de yánjiū fāngxiàng shì gǔdìcí.

His research focus is paleomagnetism.

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usage

Geophysics term — short for 古地磁学 (gǔdìcíxué, paleomagnetism as a discipline). Iron-bearing minerals lock in Earth's magnetic field direction at the moment of crystallization, letting geologists read past pole positions and date sea-floor stripes.

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古 gǔ

地 dì

磁 cí