conformal

American  

[kuhn-fawr-muhl] / kənˈfɔr məl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or noting a map or transformation in which angles and scale are preserved.

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conformal British  

/ kənˈfɔːməl /

adjective

1. maths

   1. (of a transformation) preserving the angles of the depicted surface

   2. (of a parameter) relating to such a transformation

2. Also called: orthomorphic.  (of a map projection) maintaining true shape over a small area and scale in every direction

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conformal Scientific  

/ kən-fôr′məl /

1. Relating to the mapping of a surface or region onto another surface so that all angles between intersecting curves remain unchanged.

2. Relating to a map projection in which small areas are rendered with true shape.

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Etymology

Origin of conformal

First recorded in 1640–50, conformal is from the Late Latin word confōrmālis of the same shape. See con-, formal ¹

Example Sentences

These phenomena fall within the domain of logarithmic conformal field theories.

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The researchers discovered that the mathematical framework at the heart of Ramanujan's pi formulas also appears in the equations underlying these logarithmic conformal field theories.

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Their investigation led them to a broad family of theories known as conformal field theories, and more specifically to logarithmic conformal field theories.

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At this point, water displays scale invariance symmetry, and its behavior can be captured using conformal field theory.

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A smartwatch with a wrist band integrated with the fibres functioned as a flexible and conformal sensor to measure heart rate, as opposed to traditional designs where a rigid sensor is installed on the body of the smartwatch, which may not be reliable in circumstances when users are very active, and the sensor is not in contact with the skin.

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