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Allocentric in a sentence

Allocentric meaning

  1. Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
  2. Of spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on the external environment and independent of one's current location in it (for example, giving a direction as "north" as opposed to "right").
  3. Of a tourist: tending to be adventurous and preferring novel and unfamiliar experiences.

Using Allocentric

  • The main meaning on this page is: Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded. | Of spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on the external environment and independent of one's current location in it (for example, giving a direction as "north" as opposed to "right"). | Of a tourist: tending to be adventurous and preferring novel and unfamiliar experiences.
  • In the example corpus, allocentric often appears in combinations such as: allocentric navigation.

Context around Allocentric

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

navigation 2× strategies 1×

Sentence patterns with Allocentric

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

allocentric navigation is 1× of an allocentric navigation strategy 1× use of allocentric strategies when 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

allocentric navigation is 1× geary 1998 the 1× the use of 1×

Common sentence endings:

allocentric navigation strategy 1× in the brain 1× or unfamiliar environments 1×

Words around Allocentric

Just before it in the word index:

allocators 4 allocator 6 allocative 4 allocations 286 allocation 1.188 allocating 222

Just after it in the word index:

allocute 2 allocution 5 allocutus 2 allodial 3 allodynia 2 allogene 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Allocentric

  • In this selection, "allocentric" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, navigation and strategies stand out and add context to how "allocentric" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include allocentric navigation is and of an allocentric navigation strategy. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "allocentric" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with allocentric

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Allocentric navigation is typically seen in males and is beneficial primarily in large and/or unfamiliar environments. (17 words)

Geary (1998) The use of allocentric strategies when navigating primarily activates the hippocampus and parahippocampus in the brain. (18 words)

The use of these more general, external cues as directions is considered part of an allocentric navigation strategy. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Geary (1998) The use of allocentric strategies when navigating primarily activates the hippocampus and parahippocampus in the brain. (18 words)

The use of these more general, external cues as directions is considered part of an allocentric navigation strategy. (18 words)

Allocentric navigation is typically seen in males and is beneficial primarily in large and/or unfamiliar environments. (17 words)

Example sentences (3)

Allocentric navigation is typically seen in males and is beneficial primarily in large and/or unfamiliar environments.

Geary (1998) The use of allocentric strategies when navigating primarily activates the hippocampus and parahippocampus in the brain.

The use of these more general, external cues as directions is considered part of an allocentric navigation strategy.

Common combinations with allocentric

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "allocentric" in a sentence?
An example: "Allocentric navigation is typically seen in males and is beneficial primarily in large and/or unfamiliar environments." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "allocentric" from authentic English texts.
What does "allocentric" mean?
Allocentric means: Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.
How many example sentences with "allocentric" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "allocentric", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.