unconformable

[ uhn-kuh n-fawr-muh-buh l ]
/ ˌʌn kənˈfɔr mə bəl /

adjective

not conformable; not conforming.
Geology. indicating discontinuity of any type in a stratigraphic sequence.

Origin of unconformable

First recorded in 1585–95; un-1 + conformable

OTHER WORDS FROM unconformable

un·con·form·a·bil·i·ty, noun un·con·form·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby unconformable

unconditioned reflex, unconditioned response, unconditioned stimulus, unconfined, unconfirmed, unconformable, unconformity, uncongenial, unconnected, unconscionable, unconscious

Example sentences from the Web for unconformably

  • A greatly deformed and metamorphosed older series is unconformably overlaid by a great thickness of younger strata.

    The Andes of Southern Peru |Isaiah Bowman

British Dictionary definitions for unconformably

unconformable
/ (ˌʌnkənˈfɔːməbəl) /

adjective

not conformable or conforming
(of rock strata) consisting of a series of younger strata that do not succeed the underlying older rocks in age or in parallel position, as a result of a long period of erosion or nondeposition

Derived forms of unconformable

unconformability or unconformableness, noun unconformably, adverb