"angular unconformity" meaning in All languages combined

See angular unconformity on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: angular unconformities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} angular unconformity (plural angular unconformities)
  1. (geology) A type of unconformity in which a sedimentary stratum is deposited on top of another stratum that has been significantly tilted and subsequently eroded flat. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (type of geological unconformity): discordância angular [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-angular_unconformity-en-noun-baDyUZgh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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