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disconformity

Definition of disconformity

noun (plural disconformities)

  • 1 [mass noun] lack of conformity.
  • 2 Geology a break in a sedimentary sequence which does not involve a difference of inclination between the strata on each side of the break. Compare with unconformity.

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