magnetotelluricsn.
/maɡˌniːtəʊtɛˈljʊərɪks/, /maɡˌniːtəʊtᵻˈljʊərɪks/, U.S. /mæɡˈˌnɛdoʊtəˈˌlʊrɪks/, /mæɡˈˌnidoʊtəˈˌlʊrɪks/ Geology.
The branch of geophysics that deals with magnetotelluric investigation.
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the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > geophysics > [noun] > geomagnetism
palaeomagnetism1854
geomagnetism1895
magnetotellurics1960
1960 Jrnl. Geophysical Res. 65 4202/1 Useful field results have not been numerous in the literature, and field magnetotellurics is still in the developmental stage.
1967 A. T. Price in S. Matsushita & W. H. Campbell Physics of Geomagnetic Phenomena I. ii. iii. 295 There is, at present, much activity in the theory and practice of magnetotellurics, which should greatly help the task of unravelling and interpreting many geomagnetic phenomena.
1988 Nature 14 Apr. 597/1 The topics to come are magnetotellurics, terrestrial palaeomagnetism and lunar magnetism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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