conformation

[ kon-fawr-mey-shuhn ]

/ ˌkɒn fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /

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Definition of conformation

noun

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

symmetrical disposition or arrangement of parts.

the act or process of conforming; adaptation; adjustment.

the state of being conformed.

Chemistry. an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule. (contrasted with configuration).

OTHER WORDS FOR conformation

1 configuration, shape.

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Origin of conformation

1505–15; <Latin confōrmātiōn- (stem of confōrmātiō), equivalent to confōrmāt(us) past participle of confōrmāre to shape (con-con- + fōrm(a) form + -āt(us) -ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM conformation

con·for·ma·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby conformation

conform, conformable, conformal, conformal projection, conformance, conformation, conformational analysis, conformist, conformity, confound, confounded

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How to use conformation in a sentence

Butters comes from a long line of show dogs and has the conformation that could have made him a big winner.
Meet Butters, the Christmas Dog Model|Michael Daly|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is less corpulent, and his legs are shorter; in the stomach and intestines, there is a difference of conformation.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
His exterior conformation resembles that of man, he has arms, hands, and fingers.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
The elephant is yet more singular in the conformation of his feet, and the texture of his skin.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

With this change a corresponding change takes place in the conformation of the surface and the general aspect of the country.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI|Various
The physical conformation of the still extant Iberians, has nothing definitely characteristic about it.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for conformation

conformation

/ (ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

the general shape or outline of an object; configuration

the arrangement of the parts of an object

the act or state of conforming

chem

another name for configuration (def. 3a)
one of the configurations of a molecule that can easily change its shape and can consequently exist in equilibrium with molecules of different configuration

Derived forms of conformation

conformational, adjective

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Medical definitions for conformation

conformation

[ kŏn′fər-mā′shən ]

One of the spatial arrangements of atoms in a molecule that can come about through free rotation of the atoms about a single chemical bond.

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