单词 | unconformability |
释义 | unconformabilityn. The state or quality of being unconformable. Chiefly Geology. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [noun] > fact of unconformity1829 unconformability1833 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > [noun] > state of being uncomformable unframeableness1653 unconformability1873 1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 30 The frequent unconformability in the stratification of the inferior and overlying formation. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi ii. 54 A picture of dislocation or unconformability which would gladden a geological lecturer's heart. 1873 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue (ed. 2) Introd. 7 One important cause of unconformability is the introduction of foreign words. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < |
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