Unconformity

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lack of conformity. countable, nonstandard, uncountable
  2. 2
    A gap in the stratigraphic record at a site, resulting from erosion having outpaced deposition over the interval in question. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From un- + conformity.

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