What does "discordant" mean?
Discordant: Etym: [See Discord, n., 2.] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. For still their music seemed to start Discordant echoes in each heart. Longfellow.
Additional senses
- 2.(Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault. -- Dis*cord"ant*ly, adv. -- Dis*cord"ant*ness, n. [R.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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