Antonyms for unconformity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-kuh n-fawr-mi-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn kənˈfɔr mɪ ti


Definition of unconformity

Origin :
  • c.1600, from un- (1) "not" + conformity. Geological sense is from 1829.
  • As in variation : noun difference; alternative
  • As in irregularity : noun something that is irregular
  • As in unlikeness : noun difference
  • As in difference : noun dissimilarity, distinctness
  • As in anomaly : noun deviation from normal, usual
Example sentences :
  • Either of these events would have produced an unconformity; the two make it more pronounced.
  • Extract from : « The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin » by Rollin D. Salisbury
  • They are separable into a lower and upper division with an unconformity often occurring between them.
  • Extract from : « The Principles of Stratigraphical Geology » by J. E. Marr
  • At Llandovery they rest unconformably upon Ordovician rocks (Bala), but in many other places no unconformity is traceable.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7 » by Various
  • An unconformity thus records movements of the crust and a consequent break in the deposition of the strata.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Geology » by William Harmon Norton
  • Such an erosion surface, called an “unconformity,” marks a gap in the geological record of the district where it occurs.
  • Extract from : « Geology » by William J. Miller
  • An unconformity may indicate that the beds below it have at some time been raised above the sea and have been eroded.
  • Extract from : « Geology » by William J. Miller
  • If beds of rock may be regarded as leaves in the volume of geologic history, an unconformity marks a gap in the record.
  • Extract from : « Geology » by William J. Miller
  • And if the unconformity be widespread, the lost interval is correspondingly great.
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, Vol. 56, March 1900 » by Various

Synonyms for unconformity

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