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disconformity definition

dis·con·form·ity (dis′kən fôrm′ə tē, dis′-)

noun

  1. Archaic lack of conformity
  2. Geol. a type of unconformity with parallel layers of rock strata

Etymology: ML disconformitas: see dis- & conformity

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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