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noun
1.
a discordant state; disagreement; discord.
2.
an instance of this.
4.
Geology. lack of parallelism between adjacent strata, as in an angular unconformity.
5.
(in genetic studies) the degree of dissimilarity in a pair of twins with respect to the presence or absence of a disease or trait.
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Discordance
is always a great word to know.
So is convergent plate boundary. Does it mean:
| tectonic boundary where two plates are moving toward each other |
| outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles deep under the continents and 6 miles deep under the oceans |
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World English Dictionary
| discordance or discordancy (dɪsˈkɔːdəns) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | geology an arrangement of rock strata in which the older underlying ones dip at a different angle from the younger overlying ones; unconformity |
| 2. | lack of agreement or consonance |
| 3. | variants of discord |
| discordancy or discordancy | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
discordance dis·cor·dance (dĭ-skôr'dns)
n.
The presence of a given genetic trait in only one member of a pair of identical twins.
dis·cor'dant adj.
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