nondeposition

English

Etymology

non- +‎ deposition

Noun

nondeposition (uncountable)

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.

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