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🤝 In agreement 🪨 In parallel layers 👯 With same result
concordantly

concordantly

9.7
In a way that runs parallel to the surrounding rock layers
  • adverb
  • /kənˈkɔrdəntli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : concordantemente
  • Geologists observed that the new rock formation developed concordantly with the existing strata.

Examples

  • The mineral veins run concordantly to the surrounding rock, indicating a gradual formation process.

  • The sedimentary layers were deposited concordantly with the underlying rock.

  • The magma moved concordantly between the sedimentary layers, creating a sill.

  • Geologists found that the fossils were arranged concordantly throughout the strata.

  • The new glacier carved its path concordantly with the existing rock formations, revealing layers of sediment.

  • As the tectonic plates shifted, the resulting faults aligned concordantly with the area's geological features.

  • During the excavation, the team noted how the soil layers lay concordantly with the adjacent rocky outcrops.

How Parallel

concordantly
  • Specialized
9.7
obliquely
5 6.9

Surface Forms

concordantly positive

Morphology

concordantly = concordant (semi-transparent) = concord + ant + ly

While the form is transparently 'concordant' + '-ly', the geological sense 'parallel or continuous with surrounding layers' is a specialized use that may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Concordantly comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and cord 'heart', giving the image of things moving 'together'. So in geology it means to be in line with the surrounding rock layers, that is, parallel to them.