Dictionary Definition
conformation
Noun
1 a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a
thing
2 any spatial attributes (especially as defined
by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the
smoke" [syn: shape,
form, configuration, contour]
3 acting according to certain accepted standards
[syn: conformity,
compliance, abidance] [ant: disobedience, nonconformity]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
Homophones
- confirmation in some dialects
Noun
- 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.
Translations
the act of conforming; the act of producing
conformity
- Hungarian: alkalmazkodás
the state of being conformed; agreement; hence;
structure
- Hungarian: alakzat, szerkezet, struktúra
Extensive Definition
wiktpar conformation Conformation
generally means structural arrangement.
In science, it may refer to:
- Chemical conformation, in chemistry, is the chemical structure of a molecule. In polymer chemistry, it's the three-dimensional shape of the macromolecular chain.
- Protein conformation, in molecular biology and biochemistry, a (tertiary structure) is its overall shape as determined by its folding
In animal breeding, it may refer to:
- Conformation show, a show where judges evaluate individual dogs for how well they conform to published breed standards
- Conformation point, a generalized list of items sometimes found in the Breed standard of an individual dog breed. Not normally used in this manner.
- Equine conformation, the proportions of a horse's body in relation to one another
See also
conformation in Arabic: تشكيل
conformation in Japanese: コンフォメーション
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Platonic form, Platonic idea, accommodation, accord, accordance, acquiescence, adaptation, adaption, adjustment, aesthetic form,
affinity, agreement, anatomy, archetype, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, art form,
assent, build, building, cast, chorus, coherence, coincidence, compatibility, compliance, composition, concert, concord, concordance, configuration, conformance, conformation
other-direction, conformity, congeniality, congruence, congruency, congruity, consistency, consonance, consort, constitution, construction, conventionality,
cooperation,
correspondence,
creation, cut, efformation, equivalence, fabric, fabrication, fashion, fashioning, figuration, figure, flexibility, forging, form, format, formation, formature, forming, frame, genre, getup, harmony, impression, inner form,
intersection,
keeping, layout, line, make, makeup, making, malleability, manufacture, matrix, modality, mode, model, modeling, mold, molding, morphogenesis, morphogeny, obedience, observance, oneness, organic structure,
organism, organization, orthodoxy, overlap, parallelism, pattern, patterning, peace, physique, plan, pliancy, production, prototype, rapport, reconcilement, reconciliation, sculpture, self-consistency,
set, setup, shape, shaping, significant form,
stamp, strictness, structure, structuring, style, symmetry, sync, synchronism, tally, tectonics, texture, timing, tissue, traditionalism, turn, type, uniformity, union, unison, unisonance, warp and woof,
weave, web