unconformity

noun

Etymology

From un- + conformity.

  1. derived from conformité
  2. inherited from conformyte
  3. prefixed as unconformity — “un + conformity

Definitions

  1. A lack of conformity.

  2. A gap in the stratigraphic record at a site, resulting from erosion having outpaced…

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unconformity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA