paleomagnetism
/peɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnətɪzm/noun
paleomagnetism is spelled P-A-L-E-O-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-S-M: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paleomagnetism means “The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paleomagnetism is paleomagnetisms.
How many letters and syllables are in paleomagnetism?
| Letters | 14: P-A-L-E-O-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paleomagnetism?
Paleomagnetism appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce paleomagnetism?
- UK /peɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnətɪzm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of paleomagnetism
- paleomagnetisms plural
- palaeomagnetism
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paleomagnetism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paleomagnetism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense study of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over time:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | paleomagnetismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.