Allochthonous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪshɑːɹdənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɒtəllˌaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɒtəllˌaɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪshɑːɹdənɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

autochthonous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

allochthon

von Gesteinen, Ablagerungen usw.; an einem anderen Ort als dem Ort gefunden werden, an dem sie und ihre Bestandteile entstanden sind

🇫🇷French

allochtone

de roches, dépôts, etc.; trouvés dans un endroit autre que celui où eux-mêmes et leurs constituants ont été formés

🇪🇸Spanish

alóctono

de rocas, depósitos, etc.; encontrados en un lugar distinto al donde ellos y sus electores se formaron

🇮🇹Italian

alloctono

di rocce, depositi, ecc.; trovati in un luogo diverso da quello in cui essi e i loro elettori si sono formati

🇳🇱Dutch

allochtoon

van rotsen, afzettingen, enz.; gevonden op een andere plaats dan waar zij en hun bestanddelen zijn gevormd

🇵🇹Portuguese

alóctone

de rochas, depósitos, etc.; encontrados em um local diferente de onde eles e seus constituintes foram formados

🇷🇺Russian

аллохтонный

горных пород, отложений и т.п.; найдены в месте, отличном от того, где они и их составляющие были сформированы

India

🇮🇳Tamil

அலோக்தோனஸ்

பாறைகள், வைப்புக்கள், முதலியன; அவை மற்றும் அவற்றின் அங்கத்தினர்கள் உருவான இடத்தைத் தவிர வேறொரு இடத்தில் காணப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అలోక్థోనస్

రాళ్ళు, నిక్షేపాలు మొదలైనవి; వారు మరియు వారి భాగాలు ఏర్పడిన చోట కాకుండా వేరే ప్రదేశంలో కనుగొనబడింది

🇮🇳Gujarati

એલોચથોનસ

ખડકો, થાપણો, વગેરે; જ્યાં તેઓ અને તેમના ઘટકોની રચના કરવામાં આવી હતી તે સિવાયની જગ્યાએ જોવા મળે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲೋಕ್ಥೋನಸ್

ಬಂಡೆಗಳು, ನಿಕ್ಷೇಪಗಳು, ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ; ಅವರು ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಘಟಕಗಳು ರೂಪುಗೊಂಡ ಸ್ಥಳವನ್ನು ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ಬೇರೆ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലോക്ത്തോണസ്

പാറകൾ, നിക്ഷേപങ്ങൾ മുതലായവ; അവരും അവരുടെ ഘടകകക്ഷികളും രൂപീകരിച്ച സ്ഥലത്തല്ലാതെ മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലത്ത് കണ്ടെത്തി

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

异地的

岩石、沉积物等；在他们及其选民的形成地以外的地方发现的

🇯🇵Japanese

異邦の

岩石、堆積物など。彼らとその構成員が形成された場所以外の場所で発見された

🇰🇷Korean

동종의

암석, 퇴적물 등; 이들 및 이들의 구성요소가 형성된 곳이 아닌 다른 곳에서 발견됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khác nhau

của đá, trầm tích, v.v.; được tìm thấy ở một nơi khác với nơi họ và các thành phần của họ được hình thành

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متجانسة

من الصخور والودائع، وما إلى ذلك؛ وجدت في مكان آخر غير المكان الذي تشكلوا فيه هم وناخبيهم

🇮🇷Persian

آلکتون

سنگ ها، رسوبات و غیره؛ در مکانی غیر از جایی که آنها و اجزای تشکیل دهنده آنها تشکیل شده اند یافت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

allokton

kayalar, birikintiler vb.; kendilerinin ve bileşenlerinin oluşturulduğu yerden başka bir yerde bulunmuş

🇮🇱Hebrew

אלוכטוני

של סלעים, מרבצים וכו'; נמצא במקום אחר מהמקום שבו הם ומרכיביהם נוצרו

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