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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALLOCHTHONOUS

From Greek allokhthon, from allo- + khthōn (genitive khthonos) earth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ALLOCHTHONOUS

allochthonous  [əˈlɒkθənəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLOCHTHONOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Allochthonous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ALLOCHTHONOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

allochthonous

Allochthon

In structural geology, an allochthon, or an allochthonous block, is a large block of rock which has been moved from its original site of formation, usually by low angle thrust faulting. An allochthon which is isolated from the rock that pushed it into position is called a klippe. If an allochthon has a "hole" in it so that one can view the autochthon beneath the allochthon, the hole is called a "window". Etymology: Greek; 'allo' = other, and 'chthon' = earth. In limnology, allochthonous sources of carbon or nutrients come from outside the aquatic system. Carbon sources from within the system, such as algae and the microbial breakdown of particulate organic carbon, are autochthonous. In streams and small lakes, allochthonous sources of carbon are dominant while in large lakes and the ocean, autochthonous sources dominate. The term "allochthonous" is also used in the social sciences, as the opposite to autochthonous.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALLOCHTHONOUS


asynchronous
æˈsɪŋkrənəs
autochthonous
ɔːˈtɒkθənəs
cacophonous
kəˈkɒfənəs
cavernous
ˈkævənəs
collagenous
kəˈlædʒənəs
diaphanous
daɪˈæfənəs
Eridanus
ɛˈrɪdənəs
geosynchronous
ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɪŋkrənəs
isochronous
aɪˈsɒkrənəs
membranous
ˈmɛmbrənəs
monotonous
məˈnɒtənəs
Oceanus
əʊˈsɪənəs
poisonous
ˈpɔɪzənəs
pseudomonas
sjuːˈdɒmənəs
ravenous
ˈrævənəs
squareness
ˈskweənəs
synchronous
ˈsɪŋkrənəs
tetanus
ˈtɛtənəs
treasonous
ˈtriːzənəs
villainous
ˈvɪlənəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALLOCHTHONOUS

alloantigen
allobar
allocable
allocarpy
allocatable
allocate
allocation
allocator
allocheiria
allochiria
allocution
allod
allodia
allodial
allodium
allogamous
allogamy
allogeneic
allogenic
allograft

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALLOCHTHONOUS

acotyledonous
anachronous
aphonous
carbonous
diachronous
epigonous
gluttonous
haplostemonous
homophonous
homotonous
isostemonous
monocotyledonous
nonpoisonous
nonsynchronous
nous
ozonous
phlegmonous
prisonous
tautochronous
tetragonous
unisonous

Synonyms and antonyms of allochthonous in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «allochthonous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALLOCHTHONOUS

Find out the translation of allochthonous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of allochthonous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «allochthonous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

异地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alóctono
570 millions of speakers

English

allochthonous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

allochthonous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

allochthonous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аллохтонный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alóctone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

allochthonous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allochtone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Allochthonous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

allochthonen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

異地性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 allochthonous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Allochthonous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

allochthonous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அன்னியநிலத்துக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वप्रथम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

allokton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alloctona
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

allochthonous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

алохтонні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alohtone
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αλλόχθονο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

allochtone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alloktont
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

allokton
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLOCHTHONOUS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLOCHTHONOUS» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLOCHTHONOUS»

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Deformation Styles of Allochthonous Salt Sheets During ...
The Discrete Element Method (DEM) was used to model the advance of allochthonous salt sheets through differential loading.
Scott Allen Maxwell, 2009
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The Motion of Allochthonous Terranes Across the North ...
VIZCAINO. PENINSULA. (VP). 30 Ma 40 Ma 50 Ma 60 Ma 70 Ma 80 Ma 90 M0 120 Ma Age LC LT R7- LT RT LT RT LT RT LT R;- LT RT LT RT LT RT 0 27 — — 27 0 27 0 27 27 0 27 27 0 27 0 10 25 — — 25 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 25 0 20  ...
Michel G. Debiche, Allan Cox, David C. Engebretson, 1987
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Atlantic Rifts and Continental Margins
Louisiana Gulf of Mexico I Autochthonous and Allochthonous Salt [*?»T»Ti Basement J Salt Weld A velocity Pull-up Due to Salt Figure 4. Regional seismic line drawing of offshore Louisiana slope showing extensional, salt and contractional ...
Webster Mohriak, Manik Talwani, 2000
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Productivity of World Ecosystems: Proceedings of a Symposium ...
DECOMPOSITION OF ALLOCHTHONOUS ORGANIC MATTER AND SECONDARY PRODUCTION IN STREAM ECOSYSTEMS N. K. KAUSHIK The extent of secondary production in most ecosystems depends largely on indigenous primary ...
‎1975
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Natural Organic Matter in Drinking Water: Recommendations to ...
Internal External (Autochthonous) (Allochthonous) NOM NOM Production Production Figure 2. 1 Sources of natural organic matter EXTERNAL OR ALLOCHTHONOUS NOM SOURCES Allochthonous, or external, NOM enters the water body ...
Billy H. Kornegay, Keith J. Kornegay, Evelyn Torres, 2000
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Food Webs at the Landscape Level
For rivers, as for lakes, both P inputs and OC inputs should play a role in controlling the relative importance of allochthonous loads to total system respiration. In rivers, however, allochthonous respiration generally appears to be of greater ...
Gary A. Polis, Mary E. Power, Gary R. Huxel, 2004
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The Evolution of the Rheic Ocean: From Avalonian-Cadomian ...
At this time the uppermost parts of the allochthonous domain must also be closely related to the Saxo- Thuringian basin (Fig. 7). Variscan flysch deposition ended in the Asbian, when the southeast part of the basin was northwest- vergent ...
Ulf Linnemann, 2007
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Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply:: Assessing ...
Loading of allochthonous TOC to reservoirs is directly correlated with rainfall intensities (e.g., Jordan et al., 1985; Mickle and Wetzel, 1978; Wetzel and Otsuki, 1974). Autochthonous organic carbon is produced largely by algal and ...
Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Management Strategy, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 2000
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From Rodinia to Pangea: The Lithotectonic Record of the ...
These belts are shown in Figure 3, where the prefix a or p is used to signify Allochthonous (a) or Parautochthonous (p) Belts. The data indicate that peak Ottawan metamorphic temperatures of the allochthonous, midcrustal segments of the ...
Richard P. Tollo, 2010
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
of the central Brooks Range because the allochthonous sequence has been thrust over Mesozoic rocks, and the location of the autochthonous sequence can only be inferred in the subsurface. Two different structural interpretations of the ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLOCHTHONOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term allochthonous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Riverbed methanotrophy sustained by high carbon conversion …
To date, most freshwater ecologists would argue that riverine food webs are based firmly on a combination of allochthonous detrital resources ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
2
The stories you need to know today
... shootings get turned into a fashion statement. http://t.co/tWQfCE4BZi'-sweatshirt. — Chris Rowan (@Allochthonous) September 15, 2014 ... «NEWS.com.au, Sep 14»
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The West Virginia chemical spill is just one example of a much …
... there hasn't yet been any news of major fish kills associated with the spill, writes hydrologist Anne Jefferson at the Highly Allochthonous blog. «Boing Boing, Jan 14»
4
FUSE: Crowd Studies at the Vancouver Art Gallery
... Hart: The Dance Screen (The Scream Too), Emily Carr in Haida Gwaii, and In Dialogue with Carr: Gareth Moore – Allochthonous Window. «Canadian Architect, Nov 13»
5
How Planet Earth got its (invisible) stripes
As Chris Rowan explains at the Highly Allochthonous blog, the answer ended up being a key part of proving that chunks of the Earth's crust ... «Boing Boing, Sep 13»
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If You Think Giving a Child Poorer Options is Good for All Children …
Then, I happened to be hanging out with my dear friend Dr. Anne Jefferson (of Highly Allochthonous, also a badass geology professor at Kent ... «Scientific American, Sep 13»
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How to explain the hardest things in the easiest words
Geoscientists Chris Rowan and Anne Jefferson, who co-write a blog called Highly Allochthonous, set a challenge for their readers to explain ... «New Scientist, Jan 13»
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Twelve - Okay, Eight - Months of Rosetta Stones, Plus Reader Extras
December: I adore Chris Rowan of Highly Allochthonous. Open Lab 2012, inside of which you will find much delicious science! There we are ... «Scientific American, Jan 13»
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Methane Carbon Supports Aquatic Food Webs to the Fish Level
... are supported by organic matter derived from phytoplankton, macrophytes or imported from the surrounding land (allochthonous sources). «TheFishSite.com, Dec 12»
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Interview Madness I, In Which I Perform Reflection Seismology on …
I adore Chris Rowan of Highly Allochthonous. He and co-blogger Anne Jefferson were my first exposure to the geoblogosphere back when ... «Scientific American, Dec 12»

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