'Conformation' definitions:
Definition of 'conformation'
From: WordNet
noun
A symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
noun
Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation]
noun
Acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant: disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity]
Definition of 'Conformation'
From: GCIDE
- Conformation \Con`for*ma"tion\, n. [L. conformatio: cf. F. conformation.]
- 1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity. [1913 Webster]
- The conformation of our hearts and lives to the duties of true religion and morality. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement. [1913 Webster]
- In Hebrew poetry, there may be observed a certain conformation of the sentences. --Lowth. [1913 Webster]
- A structure and conformation of the earth. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'conformation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- Platonic form,
- Platonic idea,
- 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