Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being conformable; specifically, in geology, the relation of two strata, one of which reposes on the other and is parallel to it. See
conformable , 5.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being conformable.
- noun (Geol.) The parallelism of two sets of strata which are in contact.
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- noun
conformableness
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Examples
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In the in vitro study, models were utilized that enabled both visualization of the conformability of silver-containing dressings with a simulated wound tissue and measurement of the antimicrobial activity of the dressings in a simulated shallow wound microbial model.
New In Vitro Study Data Shows Importance of Dressing Conformability to Action of... 2010
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Sherlock Holmes would make us feel brainless and dependent while still cherished in the manner of a pet by tagging that bike w/the broken-off conduit bars as belonging to a painter, if indeed that's green masking tape, known for its excellent conformability, transfer resistance, superior resistance to bleed through and UV.
Minimizing Windows: Just Call Me Aimless in the Morning BikeSnobNYC 2010
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The latter remarks with amazement on the perfectly natural appearance of these Algonkian limestones resting in seeming conformability on Cretaceous shales, and says that the line of separation between them, called in the theory the "thrust plane," resembles in all respects an ordinary stratification plane.
Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation George McCready Price
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Tertiary, or even Pleistocene, may be found in such _perfect conformability_ on some of the very oldest beds over wide stretches of country that "the vast interval of time intervening is unrepresented either by deposition or erosion"; while in some instances these age-separated formations so closely resemble one another in structure and in mineralogical make-up that, "were it not for fossil evidence, one would naturally suppose that a single formation was being dealt with"
Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation George McCready Price
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The other conclusion leads us to the acknowledgment of a connection of providence with conformability to law in the actions of all forces and qualities in the world.
The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality Rudolf Schmid
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He pleases himself, follows his own bent, and prefers salience to conformability for his work, because his chief aim is to make an effect.
New York After Paris 1914
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Numbers, or whether it was something different from Number, but had a certain relation to Number; whether if there were such a relation, this was merely a relation of analogy or of conformability, or whether
A Short History of Greek Philosophy John Marshall 1880
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"FlexFit, FlexGuard, ShrinkGard and TwistTube are innovative products that facilitate improved packaging solutions with exceptional conformability, durability and weight savings."
Chevrolet Volt Relies on Federal-Mogul Systems Protection - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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Because of its conformability and tight fit, ShrinkGard can help optimize the component design, location and protection.
Chevrolet Volt Relies on Federal-Mogul Systems Protection - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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TwistTube was originally developed to provide a wraparound, abrasion-resistant covering with extremely high conformability to bends.
Chevrolet Volt Relies on Federal-Mogul Systems Protection - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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