un·con·for·mi·ty ( n k n-fôr m -t )n. pl. un·con·for·mi·ties 1. Lack of conformity; nonconformity. 2. Geology A surface between successive strata representing a missing interval in the geologic record of time, and produced either by an interruption in deposition or by the erosion of depositionally continuous strata followed by renewed deposition. |
unconformity [ˌʌnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. lack of conformity
2. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the contact surface between younger and older rocks representing a discontinuity in the geological record. Most commonly it represents an erosional surface
| unconformity (nkn-fôrm-t) A surface between successive strata representing a missing interval in the geologic record of time, produced either by an interruption in deposition or by the erosion of depositionally continuous strata followed by renewed deposition. An unconformity is a type of discontinuity. |
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