conformation
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fɔrˈmeɪ noun
1.
manner of formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity.
2.
symmetrical disposition or arrangement of parts.
3.
the act or process of conforming; adaptation; adjustment.
4.
the state of being conformed.
5.
Chemistry. an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule. (contrasted with configuration ).
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| —n | |
| 1. | the general shape or outline of an object; configuration |
| 2. | the arrangement of the parts of an object |
| 3. | the act or state of conforming |
| 4. | chem |
| a. another name for configuration | |
| b. one of the configurations of a molecule that can easily change its shape and can consequently exist in equilibrium with molecules of different configuration | |
| confor'mational | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
conformation
1510s, from L. conformationem, noun of action from conformare (see conform).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
conformation con·for·ma·tion (kŏn'fər-mā'shən)
n.
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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Encyclopedia Britannica
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conformation
any one of the infinite number of possible spatial arrangements of atoms in a molecule that result from rotation of its constituent groups of atoms about single bonds.
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Example sentences
Conformation, a horse's physical alignment, is an early indicator.
Now waiting for final conformation of results and new dimensions of the quantum physics.
The conformation of his mind was such that whatever was little seemed to him great, and whatever was great seemed to him little.
If you're thinking of buying a horse, you study its conformation or general structure.
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