# unconformity

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #99,974

## Definitions
1. A lack of conformity.
2. A gap in the stratigraphic record at a site, resulting from erosion having outpaced deposition over the interval in question.

## Etymology
From un- + conformity.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unconformity