unconformitynoun [ C ]
/ˌʌn.kənˈfɔː.mə.ti//ˌʌn.kənˈfɔːr.mə.t̬i/specializedan interruption in the series of the earth's rock layers, resulting from either erosion (= gradual loss by the effect of weather) or the failure of layers to be created
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