unconformity

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noun

A lack of conformity.

Similar
discompliancedisconformityenormityinconformitynoncompliancenonconformancenonconformitytransgression
Opposite
conformity
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Meanings

noununconformity (countable and uncountable, plural unconformities)

plural unconformities

  1. countablenonstandarduncountableA lack of conformity.
  2. countableuncountablegeographyA gap in the stratigraphic record at a site, resulting from erosion having outpaced deposition over the interval in question.

    Antonyms: conformity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA gap in the stratigraphic record at a site, resulting from erosion having outpaced deposition over the interval in question.

Opposite
conformity
Similar
discompliancedisconformityenormityinconformitynoncompliancenonconformancenonconformitytransgressionuncomplianceunconventionalityviolation
Narrower
disobediencerebelliousnessunorthodoxy
Also see
diversitynonuniformityvariety

Origin

From un- + conformity.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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