corresponding in character; similar obedient; submissive - (followed 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
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con•form•a•ble
(kən fôr′mə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
- corresponding in form, nature, or character;
similar. - compliant;
obedient;
submissive:a conformable disposition. - Geologyof or pertaining to an unbroken sequence of strata or beds, characteristic of uninterrupted deposition. See illus. under unconformable.
- late Middle English. See conform, -able 1425–75
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'conformable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hebraize
- agreeable
- atticize
- conform
- conformity
- consistent
- disconformable
- gauge
- good behavior
- meet
- pursuant
- rationalize
- unconformable