UNCONFORMITY


Meaning of UNCONFORMITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈfȯr-mə-tē ]

noun

Date: circa 1600

1. archaic : lack of conformity

2.

a. : lack of continuity in deposition between rock strata in contact corresponding to a period of nondeposition, weathering, or erosion

b. : the surface of contact between unconformable strata

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.