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