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ALLOCHTONE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- non-native
1, record 1, English, non%2Dnative
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who is not a native of a particular place or country. 2, record 1, English, - non%2Dnative
Record 1, Key term(s)
- nonnative
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- allochtone
1, record 1, French, allochtone
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui n'est pas originaire du pays qu'elle habite. 2, record 1, French, - allochtone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot allochtone s'écrit toujours avec la minuscule. Il s'oppose à autochtone. 2, record 1, French, - allochtone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- alóctono
1, record 1, Spanish, al%C3%B3ctono
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que no es originario del lugar en que se encuentra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - al%C3%B3ctono
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-10-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Demography
- Sociology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- non-Indigenous person
1, record 2, English, non%2DIndigenous%20person
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- non-Aboriginal person 1, record 2, English, non%2DAboriginal%20person
correct
- non-Native person 1, record 2, English, non%2DNative%20person
avoid
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In Canada, a person who is not of Indigenous origin, that is, who does not belong to one of the three Indigenous Peoples, namely, First Nations, Inuit or Métis. 1, record 2, English, - non%2DIndigenous%20person
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some people refer to non-Indigenous people as settlers. It is an accepted practice in academic communities for a person to refer to themselves as a settler to not only acknowledge that they are not Indigenous, but that they are also on colonized land. 1, record 2, English, - non%2DIndigenous%20person
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
- Sociologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- non-Autochtone
1, record 2, French, non%2DAutochtone
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- allochtone 1, record 2, French, allochtone
correct, masculine and feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Au Canada, personne qui n'est pas d'origine autochtone, c'est-à-dire qui n'appartient pas aux trois peuples autochtones, soit les Premières Nations, les Inuit ou les Métis. 1, record 2, French, - non%2DAutochtone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Même si, selon les ouvrages de référence, le terme «allochtone» signifie «qui n'est pas originaire du pays où il habite», au Canada on en fait un usage spécifique et on emploie ce terme comme synonyme de «non-Autochtone». 1, record 2, French, - non%2DAutochtone
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-04-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- allogenic
1, record 3, English, allogenic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- allothogenic 2, record 3, English, allothogenic
correct
- allothigenic 2, record 3, English, allothigenic
correct
- allothigenous 2, record 3, English, allothigenous
correct
- allothigenetic 2, record 3, English, allothigenetic
correct
- allochthonous 3, record 3, English, allochthonous
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pertaining to minerals or rock fragments that formed in one location but were transported to another location and deposited. 4, record 3, English, - allogenic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rocks that have been moved from their original emplacement site and overlie others with tectonic contact, are allochthonous. 5, record 3, English, - allogenic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Most ophiolites are clearly allochthonous and represent obducted fragments of oceanic lithosphere. 6, record 3, English, - allogenic
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Allothigenous constituent. 7, record 3, English, - allogenic
Record 3, Key term(s)
- allothigeneous
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- allogène
1, record 3, French, allog%C3%A8ne
correct, adjective
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- allothigène 2, record 3, French, allothig%C3%A8ne
correct
- allochtone 3, record 3, French, allochtone
correct, adjective
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des constituants d'une roche ou d'une formation qui, par rapport à leur lieu de dépôt, sont d'origine lointaine, ou d'un magma dont le niveau de consolidation est nettement distinct de son niveau d'origine. 4, record 3, French, - allog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les constituants minéraux des roches sédimentaires proviennent soit de phénomènes physiques ou biologiques, soit de la destruction mécanique ou physique de roches préexistantes [...] Dans ce cas les «minéraux détritiques» ou «allogènes» peuvent être originels (minéraux allothigènes) [...] 5, record 3, French, - allog%C3%A8ne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La plupart des complexes ophiolitiques sont manifestement allochtones et représentent des fragments obduits de la lithosphère océanique. 6, record 3, French, - allog%C3%A8ne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
- Petrografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- alotígeno
1, record 3, Spanish, alot%C3%ADgeno
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- alogénico 1, record 3, Spanish, alog%C3%A9nico
correct
- alógeno 1, record 3, Spanish, al%C3%B3geno
correct
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese, por oposición a antígeno, de los constituyentes de una roca que proceden de otras rocas formadas antes que ella y en otras partes, lo cual ocurre con los granos de cuarzo presentes en las areniscas. 1, record 3, Spanish, - alot%C3%ADgeno
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-11-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Demography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- foreign
1, record 4, English, foreign
correct, adjective
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- non-native 2, record 4, English, non%2Dnative
correct, adjective
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Démographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- étranger
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9tranger
correct, adjective, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- allogène 2, record 4, French, allog%C3%A8ne
correct
- étrangère 3, record 4, French, %C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, adjective, feminine noun
- allochtone 4, record 4, French, allochtone
correct, adjective
- non autochtone 5, record 4, French, non%20autochtone
correct, adjective
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pourtant, 10% de la population québécoise, autochtone et allochtone dans une même proportion, est aux prises avec des problèmes de toxicomanie ... 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9tranger
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-12-09
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- allochthonous terrane
1, record 5, English, allochthonous%20terrane
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- allochthon 2, record 5, English, allochthon
correct, see observation
- allochthone 3, record 5, English, allochthone
correct
- exotic terrane 4, record 5, English, exotic%20terrane
correct, see observation
- transported terrane 5, record 5, English, transported%20terrane
correct, see observation
- displaced terrane 6, record 5, English, displaced%20terrane
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A terrane that has undergone significant motion with respect to the stable craton to which it is accreted. 7, record 5, English, - allochthonous%20terrane
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
allochthonous terrane: ... used in the description of rocks ... formed or produced elsewhere than in its present place. 8, record 5, English, - allochthonous%20terrane
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Terrane" is used to describe a fault-bounded tectonic unit of regional extent which possesses a history unlike that of adjacent terranes and is thought to be far-travelled: hence allochthonous, displaced, exotic or suspect terrane. "Terrain" should be employed more generally to describe a region characterized by distinctive geomorphological or geological attributes without implication that it is far-travelled. 9, record 5, English, - allochthonous%20terrane
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
terrane: A formation or group of formations. 10, record 5, English, - allochthonous%20terrane
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
allochthonous terrane; allochthon; exotic terrane; transported terrane; displaced terrane: terms used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 11, record 5, English, - allochthonous%20terrane
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- terrane allochtone
1, record 5, French, terrane%20allochtone
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- allochtone 2, record 5, French, allochtone
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- terrane exotique 1, record 5, French, terrane%20exotique
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- terrane déplacé 3, record 5, French, terrane%20d%C3%A9plac%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terrain déplacé par l'effet d'un processus tectonique. 4, record 5, French, - terrane%20allochtone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas du Grenville, les roches de l'allochtone sont des roches métamorphiques qu'on estime s'être formées à au moins une vingtaine de kilomètres sous la surface; des roches donc qui se trouvaient aux racines d'une très haute chaîne de montagnes qu'on estime avoir été aussi haute que l'Himalaya actuel et qui depuis a été passablement érodée (correspondant en gros à nos Laurentides). 5, record 5, French, - terrane%20allochtone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] on cherche à faire l'inventaire des différents terranes qui constituent une chaîne de montagnes. [...] Lorsqu'on a trouvé [que le terrane] avait une origine lointaine, il était qualifié d'«exotique» ou d'«allochtone». 6, record 5, French, - terrane%20allochtone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
terrane allochtone; allochtone; terrane exotique; terrane déplacé : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 5, French, - terrane%20allochtone
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- alóctono
1, record 5, Spanish, al%C3%B3ctono
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-10-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geochemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- external
1, record 6, English, external
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- allochthonous 1, record 6, English, allochthonous
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hydrogen ion driving the chemical weathering reaction is supplied from external and internal sources. The external source is the acid supplied in bulk precipitation (meteorological input); the internal source stems from various biologic and chemical processes occurring within the soil zone. 1, record 6, English, - external
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géochimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- allochtone
1, record 6, French, allochtone
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- externe 2, record 6, French, externe
correct, adjective
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans certains cas, il sera difficile, voire impossible, de différencier les origines des modifications autochtones et allochtones lorsque les flux des substances découlant des activités anthropiques dominent les processus naturels à l'intérieur d'un bassin versant. 3, record 6, French, - allochtone
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geoquímica
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- alóctono
1, record 6, Spanish, al%C3%B3ctono
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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