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paleotemperature en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English temperature English paleotemperature From paleo- + temperature.

Meanings

1. The temperature at a location in the geologic past
   • It is thus possible to use the position of the data on the profile to estimate the palaeotemperature of each sample at 40 Ma. 1999, S.N. Thomson et al., “Miocene high-pressure metamorphic rocks of Crete, Greece”, in Uwe Ring, editor, Exhumation Processes, →ISBN, page 95:

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Relateds

paleoclimate