noun
- plural of nondeposition; instances or cases in which something is not deposited or does not settle out of a fluid medium
Usage: technical; geology/sedimentology; often used in scientific contexts to describe areas or periods where sediment accumulation does not occur
Examples
- The nondepositions in the upper rock layers indicate periods of erosion rather than sediment accumulation.
- Geologists identified several nondepositions within the stratigraphic sequence.
- Areas of nondeposition are often marked by unconformities in the geological record.
- The nondepositions suggest that the ancient shoreline shifted during that time interval.