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

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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

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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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