nondeposition
nondeposition noun: the act of not depositing; the lack of deposition.
Noun
nondeposition (uncountable)
- The act of not depositing; the lack of deposition.
- Unconformities are surfaces of erosion or nondeposition of sediments that separate younger rocks from older ones.2013, Sreepat Jain, Fundamentals of Physical Geology
Origin of nondeposition
From non- + deposition.
Questions about nondeposition
- What does nondeposition mean?
- Nondeposition means the act of not depositing; the lack of deposition.
- What part of speech is nondeposition?
- Nondeposition is a noun.
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