conformable

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
con•form•a•ble  (kən fôrmə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. corresponding in form, nature, or character;
    similar.
  2. compliant;
    obedient;
    submissive:a conformable disposition.
  3. 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

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
conformable / kənˈfɔːməbəl/
  1. corresponding in character; similar
  2. obedient; submissive
  3. (followed 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
conˌformaˈbility, conˈformablenessconˈformably
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