conformable

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con·form·a·ble / kənˈfôrməbəl/ • adj. (usu. conformable to) (of a person) disposed or accustomed to conform to what is acceptable or expected. ∎  similar in form or nature; consistent: this proposition might be conformable to the original conjecture. ∎  Geol. (of strata in contact) deposited in a continuous sequence, and typically having the same direction of stratification.DERIVATIVES: con·form·a·bil·i·ty / -ˌfôrməˈbilitē/ n.con·form·a·bly / -blē/ adv.

conformable

views updated May 08 2018

conformable Applied to a sequence of strata deposited in an apparently continuous succession. Contrast CONCORDANT.