Definitions for unconformity
ˌʌn kənˈfɔr mɪ tiun·con·for·mi·ty

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1. unconformitynoun

   a lack of conformity

2. unconformitynoun

   a gap in time in rock strata, where erosion occurs while deposition slows or stops

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1. Unconformitynoun

   Incongruity; inconsistency.

   The moral goodness or evil of men’s actions, which consist in their conformity or unconformity to right reason, must be eternal, necessary, and unchangeable. South.

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1. Unconformity

   An unconformity is a buried erosional or non-depositional surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages, indicating that sediment deposition was not continuous. In general, the older layer was exposed to erosion for an interval of time before deposition of the younger layer, but the term is used to describe any break in the sedimentary geologic record. The significance of angular unconformity (see below) was shown by James Hutton, who found examples of Hutton's Unconformity at Jedburgh in 1787 and at Siccar Point in Berwickshire in 1788, both in Scotland.The rocks above an unconformity are younger than the rocks beneath (unless the sequence has been overturned). An unconformity represents time during which no sediments were preserved in a region or were subsequently eroded before the next deposition. The local record for that time interval is missing and geologists must use other clues to discover that part of the geologic history of that area. The interval of geologic time not represented is called a hiatus. It is a kind of relative dating.

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1. Unconformitynoun

   want of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency

2. Unconformitynoun

   want of parallelism between strata in contact

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1. Unconformity

   An unconformity is a buried erosional or non-depositional surface separating two rock masses or strata of different ages, indicating that sediment deposition was not continuous. In general, the older layer was exposed to erosion for an interval of time before deposition of the younger, but the term is used to describe any break in the sedimentary geologic record. The significance of angular unconformity was shown by James Hutton, who found examples of Hutton's Unconformity at Jedburgh in 1787 and at Siccar Point in 1788. The rocks above an unconformity are younger than the rocks beneath. An unconformity represents time during which no sediments were preserved in a region. The local record for that time interval is missing and geologists must use other clues to discover that part of the geologic history of that area. The interval of geologic time not represented is called a hiatus.

How to pronounce unconformity?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unconformity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unconformity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of unconformity in a Sentence

1. Researcher Rebecca Flowers:

   We're left with a feature that looks similar across the world when, in fact, there may have been multiple great unconformities, plural, we may need to change our language if we want to think about the Great Unconformity as being more complicated, forming at different times in different locations and for different reasons.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unconformity
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unconformity
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconformity
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconformity
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=unconformity