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Definition of geomagnetism noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

geomagnetism

noun

NAmE//ˌdʒioʊˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm//

[uncountable] (geology)

the study of the magnetic characteristics of the earth

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geomagnetic

NAmE//ˌdʒioʊmæɡˈnɛt̮ɪk//

adjectiveSee geomagnetism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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