disconformity

[ dis-kuh n-fawr-mi-tee ]
/ ˌdɪs kənˈfɔr mɪ ti /

noun, plural dis·con·form·i·ties.

Geology. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.
Archaic. nonconformity.

Origin of disconformity

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis-1 + conformity

Words nearby disconformity

disconcert, disconcerted, disconcerting, disconfirm, disconformable, disconformity, discongruity, disconnect, disconnected, disconnection, disconsolate

Example sentences from the Web for disconformity

  • Between Acts account and Paul's 1st or supposed unstudied account, no disconformity worth remarking.

    Not Paul, But Jesus |Jeremy Bentham

  • Where disconformity has place it may be clear or not clear of contradiction.

    Not Paul, But Jesus |Jeremy Bentham

British Dictionary definitions for disconformity

disconformity
/ (ˌdɪskənˈfɔːmɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

lack of conformity; discrepancy
the junction between two parallel series of stratified rocks, representing a considerable period of erosion of the much older underlying rocks before the more recent ones were deposited

Scientific definitions for disconformity

disconformity
[ dĭs′kən-fôr′mĭ-tē ]

A type of unconformity in which the successive strata are parallel.