disconformity

American  

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

noun

plural

disconformities

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

2. Archaic. nonconformity.

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disconformity British  

/ ˌdɪskənˈfɔːmɪtɪ /

noun

1. lack of conformity; discrepancy

2. 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

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disconformity Scientific  

/ dĭs′kən-fôr′mĭ-tē /

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

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Etymology

Origin of disconformity

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

Example Sentences

The time that could have been represented by such layers is instead represented by the disconformity.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

This is a type of unconformity called a disconformity, where either non-deposition or erosion took place.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

There are three types of unconformities, nonconformity, disconformity, and angular unconformity.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

We found a widely diffused state of disconformity, held back in its practical consequences by collective fear, by economic ambitions and, above all, by the dearth of clear, constructive ideals .

From Time Magazine Archive

And although the world may think it strange ye walk not with them, yet so much the rather ought ye to aspire after a disconformity to the world.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh