1. failure or refusal to conform to established rules, beliefs, or practices
2. a gap in the geological record where rock layers are missing due to erosion or non-deposition
Usage: geology

Examples

• His unconformity to company dress codes eventually led to a meeting with HR.
• The artist’s unconformity to traditional painting techniques made her work stand out.
• Religious unconformity was often punished in medieval times.
• The geologist identified an unconformity between the limestone and sandstone layers.
• This unconformity represents millions of years of missing geological history.
• The angular unconformity showed that the older rocks had been tilted before the newer ones formed.