Definition of unconformable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

nonconformity

Rare

not conforming to a standard or expectation

Rare

His behavior was unconformable to the school's rules.

deviant

noncompliant

geology

TECH.

exhibiting a geological unconformity

TECH.

The unconformable layers revealed a complex geological history.

discordant

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Origin of unconformable

Latin, un- (not) + conformare (to form)

Examples of unconformable in a sentence

The design was unconformable with industry standards.
The unconformable strata indicated a period of erosion.
Geologists examined the unconformable sequence for clues.

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French:non conforme, discordant, ...
German:nicht konform, diskordant, ...
Italian:non conforme, inconformi, ...
Spanish:inconforme, ...
Portuguese:não conforme, discordante, ...
Chinese:不合标准的, 不整合的, ...
Japanese:不適合な, 不整合な, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُتَطَابِق, غَيْر مُتَوافِق جِيُولُوجِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:לֹא תּוֹאֵם, חוֹסֶר הִתְאָמָה גֵּאוֹלוֹגִי, ...
Russian:несоответствующий, несогласный, ...
Ukrainian:неконформний, незгідний, ...
Hindi:असंगत, असंगठित, ...
Bengali:অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ, অসংগতিপূর্ণ, ...
Catalan:inconformista, inconforme, ...
Czech:nekonformní, diskordantní, ...
Danish:ukonform, diskordante, ...
Dutch:niet conform, discordant, ...
Greek:μη συμμορφούμενος, ασύμφωνος, ...
Hungarian:nem megfelelő, diszkordáns, ...
Khmer:មិនស្របតាម, មានស្រទាប់ថ្មមិនជាប់លំដាប់គ្នាតាមកាលកំណត់ភូគព្ភសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:비순응적인, 부정합한, ...
Persian:ناهمخوان, ناهماهنگ, ...
Polish:niezgodny, ...
Portuguese (BR):inconformado, discordante, ...
Romanian:neconform, ...
Swedish:avvikande, diskordant, ...
Thai:ไม่สอดคล้อง, ไม่ต่อเนื่อง, ...
Turkish:uyumsuz, jeolojik uyumsuzluk gösteren, ...
Vietnamese:không phù hợp, không đồng nhất, ...

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