Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allomember

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-lomem-ber
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subdivision of an alloformation that is distinguishable by characteristics such as lithology or fossil content.

Example Sentences

"An alloformation may be completely or only partly divided into allomembers, if some useful purpose is served, or it many have no allomembers."
"Within these allomembers Porebski ( 1995 ) recognized a total of eight transgressive-regressive ( T-R ) cycles."
"Lateral shifts in the location of flexural depocenters also take place on the scale of allomembers."

Inflected Forms

allomembers (plural)

Questions

What does allomember mean?: A subdivision of an alloformation that is distinguishable by characteristics such as lithology or fossil content.

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