disconformity
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dis·con·form·i·ty
(dĭs′kən-fôr′mĭ-tē)n. pl. dis·con·form·i·ties
1. Geology A type of unconformity in which the rock layers are parallel.
2. Refusal or failure to conform; nonconformity.
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disconformity
(ˌdɪskənˈfɔːmɪtɪ)n, pl -ties
1. lack of conformity; discrepancy
2. (Geological Science) 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
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dis•con•form•i•ty
(ˌdɪs kənˈfɔr mɪ ti)n., pl. -ties.
1. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.
2. Archaic. nonconformity.
[1595–1605]
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