discordance

[ dis-kawr-dns ]

/ dɪsˈkɔr dns /

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noun

a discordant state; disagreement; discord.

an instance of this.

dissonance.

Geology. lack of parallelism between adjacent strata, as in an angular unconformity.

(in genetic studies) the degree of dissimilarity in a pair of twins with respect to the presence or absence of a disease or trait.

Origin of discordance

1300–50; Middle English <Anglo-French discordaunce, descordance;see discord, -ance

Words nearby discordance

discontinuous variation, discopathy, discophile, discoplacenta, discord, discordance, discordancy, discordant, discordant alternation, Discordia, discotheque

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Example sentences from the Web for discordance

On the other hand, discordance between the clocks in DNA and those in rocks can also be the source of new predictions.
How Long Is a Year? Is the Earth Slowing Down? And Other Questions About Time|Neil Shubin|January 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She has given a common language to nations separated by the discordance and the rudeness of their dialects.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various
Again, what discordance is there not as to the most equitable repartition of taxation!
Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics|William Thomas Thornton
The discordance was too great to be broken through by such a faint and limited amount of likeness.
Inventors at Work|George Iles

The very fact that they are ugly shows that they are in discordance with the whole creation.
Nationalism|Rabindranath Tagore
The strange words, limping on the familiar air, made a barbarous jangle, a discordance of a specially intolerable sort.
The Path of a Star|Mrs. Everard Cotes (AKA Sara Jeannette Duncan)

British Dictionary definitions for discordance

discordance

discordancy

/ (dɪsˈkɔːdəns) /

noun

geology an arrangement of rock strata in which the older underlying ones dip at a different angle from the younger overlying ones; unconformity

lack of agreement or consonance

variants of discord

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Medical definitions for discordance

discordance

[ dĭ-skôr′dns ]

n.

The presence of a given genetic trait in only one member of a pair of identical twins.

Other words from discordance

dis•cor′dant adj.

单词	discordance
释义	discordance [ dis-kawr-dns ] / dɪsˈkɔr dns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR discordance ON THESAURUS.COM noun a discordant state; disagreement; discord. an instance of this. dissonance. Geology. lack of parallelism between adjacent strata, as in an angular unconformity. (in genetic studies) the degree of dissimilarity in a pair of twins with respect to the presence or absence of a disease or trait. Origin of discordance 1300–50; Middle English <Anglo-French discordaunce, descordance;see discord, -ance Words nearby discordance discontinuous variation, discopathy, discophile, discoplacenta, discord, discordance, discordancy, discordant, discordant alternation, Discordia, discotheque Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for discordance On the other hand, discordance between the clocks in DNA and those in rocks can also be the source of new predictions. How Long Is a Year? Is the Earth Slowing Down? And Other Questions About Time\|Neil Shubin\|January 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST She has given a common language to nations separated by the discordance and the rudeness of their dialects. British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV\|Various Again, what discordance is there not as to the most equitable repartition of taxation! Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics\|William Thomas Thornton The discordance was too great to be broken through by such a faint and limited amount of likeness. Inventors at Work\|George Iles The very fact that they are ugly shows that they are in discordance with the whole creation. Nationalism\|Rabindranath Tagore The strange words, limping on the familiar air, made a barbarous jangle, a discordance of a specially intolerable sort. The Path of a Star\|Mrs. Everard Cotes (AKA Sara Jeannette Duncan) British Dictionary definitions for discordance discordance discordancy / (dɪsˈkɔːdəns) / noun geology an arrangement of rock strata in which the older underlying ones dip at a different angle from the younger overlying ones; unconformity lack of agreement or consonance variants of discord 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 Words related to discordance dissonance, contention, clash, discord, dissent, friction, disunity, disagreement, argument, controversy, strife, schism, dissension, confrontation, dissidence, difference, war, dispute, disaccord, dissentience Medical definitions for discordance discordance [ dĭ-skôr′dns ] n. The presence of a given genetic trait in only one member of a pair of identical twins. Other words from discordance dis•cor′dant adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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discordance

noun

Origin of discordance

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Example sentences from the Web for discordance

British Dictionary definitions for discordance

discordancy

noun

Words related to discordance

Medical definitions for discordance

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