unconformability

noun

The quality or state of being unconformable.

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Meanings

noununconformability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or state of being unconformable.
  2. uncountablegeographyLack 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

From un- + conformability.

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APA

unconformability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconformability

MLA

“unconformability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconformability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconformability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconformability.

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