angular unconformity

noun

A type of unconformity in which a sedimentary stratum is deposited on top of another stratum that has been significantly tilted and subsequently eroded flat.

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Meanings

nounangular unconformity (plural angular unconformities)

plural angular unconformities

  1. geographyA type of unconformity in which a sedimentary stratum is deposited on top of another stratum that has been significantly tilted and subsequently eroded flat.

Translations

Portuguese discordância angular
  • discordância angulartype of geological unconformity
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