unconformity
pronunciation
How to pronounce unconformity in British English:
UK ['ʌnkən'fɔ:mɪtɪ]
How to pronounce unconformity in American English:
US [ˌʌnkənˌfɔmətɪ]
Word Origin
- unconformity (n.)
- c. 1600, from un- (1) "not" + conformity. Geological sense is from 1829.
Example
- 1. Diagenesis at modern unconformity : pennsylvanian sandstones , grand ledge , michigan .
- 2. Party a shall be entitled to deny transfer instructions in unconformity with related requirements .
- 3. Nevertheless we ignore how to happen , miss the reason of engendering , so incapable conclude the way of reducing the unconformity .
- 4. Discovery of unconformity in the middle devonian of dushan , guizhou and its significance .
- 5. The erosional surface dissected by such valleys may subsequently become an unconformity in the stratigraphic sequence .