palaeothermometry
/ˌpalɪəʊθəˈmɒmɪtri/ /ˌpeɪlɪəʊθəˈmɒmɪtri/Geology
noun
The investigation of the temperature of climates and oceans in the geological past.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From palaeo- + thermometry, after palaeothermometer.
- pulsative
- pulsator
- pulsatory
- pulse
- pulse amplifier
- pulse amplitude modulation
- pulse code
- pulse code modulation
- pulse coding
- pulse column
- pulse compression
- pulse curve
- pulsed column
- pulsed Doppler
- pulse dialling
- pulse-Doppler
- pulse duration modulation
- pulse frequency modulation
- pulse glass
- pulse jet
- pulse-label
- pulseless
- pulselessness
- pulse-like
- pulse meter