nondeposition

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ deposition.

Noun

nondeposition (uncountable)

1. The act of not depositing; the lack of deposition.
   • 2013, Sreepat Jain, Fundamentals of Physical Geology:

     Unconformities are surfaces of erosion or nondeposition of sediments that separate younger rocks from older ones.

References

• “nondeposition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.