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ALL meanings of discordance

dis·cord·ance
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  • noun discordance a discordant state; disagreement; discord. 1
  • noun discordance an instance of this. 1
  • abbreviation DISCORDANCE dissonance. 1
  • noun discordance Geology. lack of parallelism between adjacent strata, as in an angular unconformity. 1
  • noun discordance (in genetic studies) the degree of dissimilarity in a pair of twins with respect to the presence or absence of a disease or trait. 1
  • noun discordance A state of discord. 1
  • noun discordance (music) Lack of harmony; dissonance. 0
  • noun discordance (genetics) The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins). 0
  • noun discordance an arrangement of rock strata in which the older underlying ones dip at a different angle from the younger overlying ones; unconformity 0
  • noun discordance lack of agreement or consonance 0
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