CONFORMATION

conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance

(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”

shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation

(noun) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); “he could barely make out their shapes”

conformation

(noun) a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

conformation (countable and uncountable, plural conformations)

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.

(chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.

Synonyms

• (act of conforming): conformance

Source: Wiktionary


Con`for*ma"tion, n. [L. conformatio: cf. F. conformation.]

1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

The conformation of our hearts and lives to the duties of true religion and morality. I. Watts.

2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.

In Hebrew poetry, there may be observed a certain conformation of the sentences. Lowth.

A structure and conformation of the earth. Woodward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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