unconformable
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Unconformable — Un con*form a*ble, a. 1. Not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming. [1913 Webster] Moral evil is an action unconformable to it [the rule of our duty]. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. (Geol.) Not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unconformable — I adjective discordant, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, dissident, dissimilar, eccentric, inadjustable, inapplicable, inappropriate, incommensurate, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, irreconcilable,… … Law dictionary
unconformable — [un΄kən fôr′mə bəl] adj. 1. not conformable or conforming 2. Geol. showing unconformity unconformably adv … English World dictionary
unconformable — adjective Date: 1594 1. not conforming 2. exhibiting geological unconformity • unconformably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unconformable — unconformability, n. unconformably, adv. /un keuhn fawr meuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not conformable; not conforming. 2. Geol. indicating discontinuity of any type in a stratigraphic sequence. [1585 95; UN 1 + CONFORMABLE] * * * … Universalium
unconformable — adj. not conformable, inconsistent, not uniform; discontinuous in sequence of layers (Geology) … English contemporary dictionary
unconformable — adjective Geology (of rock strata in contact) marking a discontinuity in the geological record, and typically not having the same direction of stratification. Derivatives uncomformably adverb … English new terms dictionary
unconformable — a. Irregular, dissimilar, unlike, incongruous, aberrant, exceptional, erratic … New dictionary of synonyms
unconformable — un·conformable … English syllables
unconformable — un•con•form•a•ble [[t]ˌʌn kənˈfɔr mə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not conformable; not conforming 2) gel Geol. indicating discontinuity in a stratigraphic sequence • Etymology: 1585–95 un con•form′a•bly, adv … From formal English to slang
