allocycle

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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.

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Meanings

nounallocycle (plural allocycles)

plural allocycles

  1. civil engineeringA 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.

Origin

From allo- + cycle, coined by geologists.

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APA

allocycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocycle

MLA

“allocycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocycle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allocycle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allocycle.

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