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Unconformity
Meaning
Noun
●
A
lack
of conformity.
*
●
In Geology:
A
gap
in the
stratigraphic
record
at a
site
,
resulting
from
erosion
having
outpaced
deposition
over the
interval
in question.
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Origin
unconformity
English
conformity
English
un-
English
on-
Middle English (1100-1500)
on-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
ond-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
un-
Middle English (1100-1500)
un-
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
unus
Latin
oinos
Latin
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Etym
Synonyms
Discompliance
Disconformity
Enormity
Inconformity
Noncompliance
Nonconformance
Nonconformity
Transgression
Uncompliance
Unconformity
Unconventionality
Violation
Antonyms
Conformity
Related
Rift
Outcrop
Anticline
Orogeny
Ophiolite
Graben
Faulting
Rifting
Facies
Eclogite
Eruption
Evaporite
Fissure
Basin
Anomaly
Subduction
Stratigraphy
Sandstones
Magmatism
Ridge
Breccia
Aquifer
Cambrian
Volcanics
Metasediments
Lithology
Orebody
Annulus
Gabbro
Archean
Assemblage
Overlain
Cretaceous
Subduction Zone
Oxbow Lake
Emission Nebula
Metamorphic Rock
Iron Meteorite
Impact Crater
Rock Formation
Sedimentary Rocks
Alluvial Plain
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