conformable
conformable Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Similar in form, nature, or character; consistent or in agreement with a specified standard, rule, or pattern.
"The committee ensured that the new local bylaws were fully conformable to the national constitution."
Disposed to obey, comply, or adapt; tractable and submissive.
"Having a naturally conformable temperament, he adapted quickly to the strict routines of boarding school."
Capable of bending or adapting closely to the shape or contours of an underlying surface (especially of materials, coatings, or medical dressings).
"The nurse secured the gauze with a soft, conformable bandage that moved easily with the patient's elbow."
Deposited in unbroken parallel sequence without interruption by erosion or structural deformation (of rock strata in geology).
"The canyon walls clearly displayed three conformable layers of sandstone and limestone from the Paleozoic era."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Old French conformable, derived from Late Latin conformare ('to fashion, form, or modify'), from Latin com- ('together') and formare ('to form').