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View synonyms for conformation

conformation

[ kon-fawr-mey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. manner of formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity.

    Synonyms: shape, configuration

  2. symmetrical disposition or arrangement of parts.
  3. the act or process of conforming; adaptation; adjustment.
  4. the state of being conformed.
  5. Chemistry. an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule. ( configuration ).


conformation

/ ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən /

noun

  1. the general shape or outline of an object; configuration
  2. the arrangement of the parts of an object
  3. the act or state of conforming
  4. chem
    1. another name for configuration
    2. one of the configurations of a molecule that can easily change its shape and can consequently exist in equilibrium with molecules of different configuration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌconforˈmational, adjective
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Other Words From

  • confor·mation·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conformation1

1505–15; < Latin confōrmātiōn- (stem of confōrmātiō ), equivalent to confōrmāt ( us ) past participle of confōrmāre to shape ( con- con- + fōrm ( a ) form + -āt ( us ) -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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Example Sentences

They add that it is likely “throughout the medieval period, at different times, different conformations of horses were desirable in response to changing battlefield tactics and cultural preferences.”

Butters comes from a long line of  show dogs and has the conformation that could have made him a big winner.

He is less corpulent, and his legs are shorter; in the stomach and intestines, there is a difference of conformation.

His exterior conformation resembles that of man, he has arms, hands, and fingers.

The elephant is yet more singular in the conformation of his feet, and the texture of his skin.

With this change a corresponding change takes place in the conformation of the surface and the general aspect of the country.

The physical conformation of the still extant Iberians, has nothing definitely characteristic about it.

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