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geomagnetic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to geomagnetism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic English geomagnetic From geo- + magnetic.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 地磁 (dìcí) — of or pertaining to geomagnetism
  • Czech: geomagnetický — of or pertaining to geomagnetism
  • Finnish: geomagneetinen — of or pertaining to geomagnetism
  • Georgian: გეომაგნიტური (geomagniṭuri) — of or pertaining to geomagnetism
  • Hindi: भूचुंबकीय (bhūcumbkīya) — of or pertaining to geomagnetism
  • Italian: geomagnetico — of or pertaining to geomagnetism
  • Russian: геомагнитный (geomagnitnyj) — of or pertaining to geomagnetism
  • Spanish: geomagnético — of or pertaining to geomagnetism