ALLOCHTHON


Meaning of ALLOCHTHON in English

/euh lok"theuhn, -thon/ , n. Geol.

a geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces. Cf. autochthon (def. 3).

[ 1940-45; back formation from ALLOCHTHONOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .