unconformity (countable and uncountable, plural unconformities)
(nonstandard) a lack of conformity
(geology) a gap in time in rock strata, where erosion occurs while deposition slows or stops
• (lack of conformity): See also nonuniformity
Source: Wiktionary
Un`con*form"i*ty, n.
1. Want of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency. South.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Want of parallelism between strata in contact.
Note: With some authors unconformity is equivalent to unconformability; but it is often used more broadly, for example, to include the case when the parallelism of strata once conformable has been disturbed by faulting and the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
