Definitions for unconformableˌʌn kənˈfɔr mə bəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•con•form•a•bleˌʌn kənˈfɔr mə bəl(adj.)

  1. not conformable; not conforming.

  2. Geol. indicating discontinuity in a stratigraphic sequence.

    Category: Geology

Origin of unconformable:

1585–95

un`con•form′a•bly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unconformable(adj)

    not correspondent

    "a description unconformable to previous accounts"

Wiktionary

  1. unconformable(Adjective)

    Not conformable

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unconformable(adj)

    not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming

  2. Unconformable(adj)

    not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as, unconformable strata


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