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Definition of disconformable in English:

disconformable

Pronunciation /ˌdɪskənˈfɔːməbl/

adjective

Geology

  • Constituting or exhibiting a disconformity; (of a stratum) related to or lying on an underlying stratum that has the same orientation but has undergone erosion, so that the chronological sequence of strata is interrupted. Compare "conformable", "unconformable".

Origin

Early 17th century (in an earlier sense). From dis- + conformable.