allocycle
allocycle noun: a cycle in rock formation whose major forces come from outside the formation via tectonics, volcanism, climate change, or other outside forces, as contrasted with being contained within the formation.
Noun
allocycle (plural allocycles)
- A cycle in rock formation whose major forces come from outside the formation via tectonics, volcanism, climate change, or other outside forces, as contrasted with being contained within the formation.
Forms of allocycle
| plural | allocycles |
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Origin of allocycle
From allo- + cycle, coined by geologists.
Words formed from allocycle
Questions about allocycle
- What does allocycle mean?
- Allocycle means a cycle in rock formation whose major forces come from outside the formation via tectonics, volcanism, climate change, or other outside forces, as contrasted with being contained within the formation.
- What part of speech is allocycle?
- Allocycle is a noun.
- What is the plural of allocycle?
- The plural of allocycle is allocycles.
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