请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 allochthonous
释义

allochthonous

[ uh-lok-thuh-nuhs ]
/ əˈlɒk θə nəs /

adjective Geology.(of rocks, minerals, etc.)

not formed in the region where found.Compare autochthonous (def. 4).

Origin of allochthonous

1910–15; allo- + -chthonous, modeled after autochthonous

Words nearby allochthonous

allocheiria, allocher, allochromasia, allochromatic, allochthon, allochthonous, allocortex, allocution, allodial, allodium, allodynia
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for allochthonous

allochthonous
/ (əˈlɒkθənəs) /

adjective

(of rocks, deposits, etc) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formedCompare autochthonous (def. 1)

Word Origin for allochthonous

C20: from Greek allokhthon, from allo- + khthōn (genitive khthonos) earth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/10 22:17:16