Disconformity
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noun.
A type of unconformity in which the rock layers are parallel.
noun.
Refusal or failure to conform; nonconformity.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Want of agreement or conformity; inconsistency.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Want of conformity or correspondence; inconsistency; disagreement.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A type of
unconformity
in which
erosion
or lack of
deposition
has occurred between two parallel
sedimentary
strata.
noun.
nonconformity
Word Usage
"A disconformity is a boundary between horizontal layers of old sedimentary rock and overlying younger layers deposited on an eroded surface."
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
disagreement
inconsistency