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disconformity

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dis⋅con⋅form⋅i⋅ty

  [dis-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. Geology. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.
2. Archaic. nonconformity.
Origin:
1595–1605; dis- 1 + conformity
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dis·con·form·i·ty   (dĭs'kən-fôr'mĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. dis·con·form·i·ties

  1. Geology A type of unconformity in which the rock layers are parallel.

  2. Refusal or failure to conform; nonconformity.

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