UNCONFORMITY


Meaning of UNCONFORMITY in English

/un'keuhn fawr"mi tee/ , n. , pl. unconformities .

1. lack of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency.

2. Geol.

a. a discontinuity in rock sequence indicating interruption of sedimentation, commonly accompanied by erosion of rocks below the break.

b. the interface between such strata. See illus. under unconformable .

[ 1590-1600; UN- 1 + CONFORMITY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .