What does unconformable mean?
Definitions for unconformable
ˌʌn kənˈfɔr mə bəlun·con·formable
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Princeton's WordNet
unconformableadjective
not correspondent
"a description unconformable to previous accounts"
Wiktionary
unconformableadjective
Not conformable
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Unconformableadjective
Inconsistent; not conforming.
Unto those general rules, they know we do not defend, that we may hold any thing unconformable. Richard Hooker.
Moral good, is an action conformable to the rule of our duty. Moral evil, is an action unconformable to it, or a neglect to fulfil it. Isaac Watts, Logick.
Wikipedia
unconformable
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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unconformable
Unconformable refers to someone or something that does not conform, adhere or comply to a specific set of standards, rules, expectations or norms. In geology, it describes a gap in the rock record where layers of rock representing a period of time have been eroded or not deposited.
Webster Dictionary
Unconformableadjective
not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming
Unconformableadjective
not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as, unconformable strata
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unconformable in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unconformable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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