conformable
corresponding in form, nature, or character; similar.
compliant; obedient; submissive: a conformable disposition.
Geology. of or relating to an unbroken sequence of strata or beds, characteristic of uninterrupted deposition.
Origin of conformable
1Other words from conformable
- sub·con·form·a·ble, adjective
- sub·con·form·a·ble·ness, noun
- sub·con·form·a·bly, adverb
- su·per·con·form·a·ble, adjective
- su·per·con·form·a·ble·ness, noun
- su·per·con·form·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for conformable
/ (kənˈfɔːməbəl) /
corresponding in character; similar
obedient; submissive
(foll by to) in agreement or harmony (with); consistent (with)
(of rock strata) lying in a parallel arrangement so that their original relative positions have remained undisturbed
maths (of two matrices) related so that the number of columns in one is equal to the number of rows in the other
Derived forms of conformable
- conformability or conformableness, noun
- conformably, adverb
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