unconformability

noun — 2 senses

unconformability

noun

Etymology From un- + conformability.

1

The quality or state of being unconformable.

2

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Lack of parallelism between one series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited.

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