un conformable

un·con·form·a·ble

[uhn-kuhn-fawr-muh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not conformable; not conforming.
2.
Geology. indicating discontinuity of any type in a stratigraphic sequence.

Origin:
1585–95; un-1 + conformable

un·con·form·a·bil·i·ty, noun
un·con·form·a·bly, adverb
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unconformable (ˌʌnkənˈfɔːməbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not conformable or conforming
2.  (of rock strata) consisting of a series of younger strata that do not succeed the underlying older rocks in age or in parallel position, as a result of a long period of erosion or nondeposition
 
unconforma'bility
 
n
 
uncon'formableness
 
n
 
uncon'formably
 
adv

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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