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con⋅for⋅ma⋅tion

  [kon-fawr-mey-shuhn]
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–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 ).
Origin:
1505–15; < L confōrmātiōn- (s. of confōrmātiō), equiv. to confōrmāt(us) ptp. of confōrmāre to shape (con- con- + fōrm(a) form + -āt(us) -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
con⋅for⋅ma⋅tion⋅al, adjective

Synonyms:
1. configuration, shape.
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con·for·ma·tion   (kŏn'fər-mā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of conforming or the state of being conformed.

  2. The structure or outline of an item or entity, determined by the arrangement of its parts.

  3. A symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing.

  4. 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.

con'for·ma'tion·al adj., con'for·ma'tion·al·ly adv.
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Main Entry: con·for·ma·tion
Pronunciation: "kän-(")for-'mA-sh&n, -f&r-
Function: noun
: any of the spatial arrangements ofa molecule that can be obtained by rotation of the atoms about a single bond —con·for·ma·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&n-&l/ adjective —con·for·ma·tion·al·ly /-E/ adverb
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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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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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