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Definition of Conformation
1. Noun. A symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing.
2. Noun. Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline). "He could barely make out their shapes"
Specialized synonyms: Keenness, Sharpness, Bluntness, Dullness, Topography, Lobularity, Concaveness, Concavity, Convexity, Convexness, Angularity, Narrowing, Curvature, Curve, Roundness, Straightness, Crookedness, Stratification
Generic synonyms: Spatial Property, Spatiality
Attributes: Straight, Crooked
Derivative terms: Contour, Shape
3. Noun. Acting according to certain accepted standards. "Their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
Generic synonyms: Cooperation
Specialized synonyms: Formality, Line, Honoring, Observance, Keeping
Derivative terms: Comply, Conform
Antonyms: Noncompliance, Nonconformity
Definition of Conformation
1. n. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
Definition of Conformation
1. Noun. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity. ¹
2. Noun. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement. ¹
3. Noun. (chemistry) The spatial arrangement of the atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a single bond ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conformation
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Medical Definition of Conformation
1. The three-dimensional arrangement of side groups on a molecule which canfreely rotate into different positions without breaking any bonds. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conformation
Literary usage of Conformation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Ancient Art by Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Giles Henry Lodge (1873)
"Now, as man has been in all ages the principal subject of art, the artists of
every land have given to their figures the facial conformation peculiar to ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"conformations 3A-2, 3A-3, and 3A-4 are unfavorable. conformation 3A-1 corresponds
to CH,N+H ... conformation 3B-3 corresponds to ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"In this chair conformation, the hydrogen atoms are as far apart as possible and
correspond to the staggered form of ethane and of aliphatic compound in ..."
4. The Comparative anatomy of the domesticated animals by Auguste Chauveau (1887)
"GENERAL conformation OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. The apparatus of innervation ...
More complicated in its conformation than the spinal cord, tins portion is ..."
5. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1918)
"Physical conformation. — The peculiar features of the Gulf coast, just alluded
to, come properly under the head of Physical conformation of a country, ..."
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