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unconformability

unconformability noun: the quality or state of being unconformable.

Noun

unconformability (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being unconformable.
  2. Lack of parallelism between one series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited.

Origin of unconformability

From un- + conformability.

Questions about unconformability

What does unconformability mean?
Unconformability means the quality or state of being unconformable.
What part of speech is unconformability?
Unconformability is a noun.

Words near unconformability in the dictionary

  1. unconflicted
  2. unconflicting
  3. unconflictingly
  4. unconflicts
  5. unconform
  6. unconformability
  7. unconformable
  8. unconformableness
  9. unconformably
  10. unconformed
  11. unconformedly

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