English Explanatory Dictionary

conformation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
  2. The state of being conformed; agreement
  3. Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
  4. The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.

Pronunciation

/kɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ /kɑn.foʊɹˈmeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-conformation.wav

Word forms

conformation conformations

Etymology

From Latin confōrmātiō. By surface analysis, conform + -ation.

Synonyms

conformance

Related words

conform conformity allostery configuration

Derived words

boat conformation chair conformation chromosome conformation capture coconformation conformational malconformation misconformation multiconformation osmoconformation thermoconformation
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