magnetometryn.
/maɡnᵻˈtɒmᵻtri/, U.S. /ˌmæɡnəˈtɑmətri/ The measurement of the strength of a magnetic field; the use of a magnetometer.
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1890 Cent. Dict. Magnetometry.
1968 Jrnl. Physical Soc. Japan 25 413 Torque magnetometry was used to determine the uniaxial anisotropy, Ku, observed in addition to the normal magnetocrystalline anisotropy.
1976 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 124 639/2 British scientists [in the Antarctic] possess an impressive array of modern techniques: airborne magnetometry,..satellite photogeology, [etc.].
1991 Antiquaries Jrnl. 70 122/1 Rescue excavators were able to call on the AML for geophysical surveys.., the principal methods of choice being resistivity and magnetometry.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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