Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unconformability

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-con-forma-bil-i-ty
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of parallelism between one series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited.

Uncountable

Etymology

From un- + conformability.

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Questions

What does unconformability mean?
The quality or state of being unconformable.
Where does unconformability come from?
From un- + conformability.

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