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单词 disconformity
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disconformity

[ dis-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee ]
/ ˌdɪs kənˈfɔr mɪ ti /

noun, plural dis·con·form·i·ties.

Geology. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.
Archaic. nonconformity.

Origin of disconformity

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis-1 + conformity

Words nearby disconformity

disconcert, disconcerted, disconcerting, disconfirm, disconformable, disconformity, discongruity, disconnect, disconnected, disconnection, disconsolate
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Example sentences from the Web for disconformity

  • Between Acts account and Paul's 1st or supposed unstudied account, no disconformity worth remarking.

    Not Paul, But Jesus|Jeremy Bentham
  • Where disconformity has place it may be clear or not clear of contradiction.

    Not Paul, But Jesus|Jeremy Bentham

British Dictionary definitions for disconformity

disconformity
/ (ˌdɪskənˈfɔːmɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

lack of conformity; discrepancy
the junction between two parallel series of stratified rocks, representing a considerable period of erosion of the much older underlying rocks before the more recent ones were deposited
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for disconformity

disconformity
[ dĭs′kən-fôrmĭ-tē ]

A type of unconformity in which the successive strata are parallel.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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