Conformable

(-form/a-bl.) [From L. conformo, I put together.] (Geol.) A term applied to a stratum that lies upon another parallel-wise. If a stratum lies upon the edges of the strata below, it is said to be unconformable. Unconformity shows that the lower strata had been disturbed, and probably denuded, before the upper stratum had been deposited. [s. 217]