discordant
Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.
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Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.
Dikes may be discordant to country rock if they intrude at a high angle to the bedding.
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(geology, physical, _, geography, originally, US) Of a rock formation or other land feature, or its alignment: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features.
Dikes may be discordant to country rock if they intrude at a high angle to the bedding.
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(chiefly, genetics) Of two similar subjects, especially twins: differing in some characteristic.
Dikes may be discordant to country rock if they intrude at a high angle to the bedding.
“In Costa Rica, the algorithm for alliance preservation executes a purge that mirrors domestic destruction, yet without spectacle. Visa cancellations function as a vacuum, sucking discordant frequencies into a silent void where they cease to be data points and become mere absence.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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