单词 | parautochthonous |
释义 | parautochthonousadj. Geology. Intermediate in character between autochthonous and allochthonous; formed from material that has been transported or displaced a relatively short distance. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [adjective] > by origin in place residual1876 allochthonous1888 authigenic1888 authigenous1889 autochthonous1891 parautochthonous1927 1927 L. W. Collet Struct. Alps i. vi. 20 The Morcles Nappe and similar parautochthonous folds. 1962 H. H. Read & J. Watson Introd. Geol. I. x. 580 Parautochthonous granites have travelled only a short distance from their place of origin. 1970 Geogr. Jrnl. 136 172 Wadia produced a succession of papers on Kashmir.., from near Nanga Parbat to the Kotli and Riasi inliers of para-autochthonous Sirban limestone. 1991 R. Goldring Fossils in Field i. 4 The muddy oolite also displays an autochthonous/parautochthonous biota of infaunal bivalves and the irregular echinoid Nucleolites scutatus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1927 |
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