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conformable

[kuhn-fawr-muh-buhl]

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adjective

corresponding in form, nature, or character; similar.

compliant; obedient; submissive: a conformable disposition.

Geology. of or pertaining to an unbroken sequence of strata or beds, characteristic of uninterrupted deposition.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English. See conform, -able

Related forms

sub·con·form·a·ble, adjective

sub·con·form·a·ble·ness, noun

sub·con·form·a·b·ly, adverb

su·per·con·form·a·ble, adjective

su·per·con·form·a·ble·ness, noun

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su·per·con·form·a·b·ly, adverb

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outer layer of the earth, about 22 miles deep under the continents and 6 miles deep under the oceans

ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass

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conformable (kənˈfɔːməb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	corresponding in character; similar
2.	obedient; submissive
3.	(foll by to) in agreement or harmony (with); consistent (with)
4.	(of rock strata) lying in a parallel arrangement so that their original relative positions have remained undisturbed
5.	maths (of two matrices) related so that the number of columns in one is equal to the number of rows in the other

conforma'bility

—n

con'formableness

—n

con'formably

—*adv*

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conformable

1510s, from conform + -able.

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