conformal
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)məl
Adjective [edit]
conformal (comparative more conformal, superlative most conformal)
- Describing something that conforms, especially that matches the shape of something.
- (cartography) Describing a map projection which has the property of preserving relative angles over small scales (except at a limited number of distinct points). On such map projections the scale depends only location but not direction. Also referred to as orthomorphic.
Derived terms [edit]
- conformal anomaly
- conformal array
- conformal chart
- conformal coating
- conformal connection
- conformal equivalence
- conformal family
- conformal field theory
- conformal film
- conformal fuel tank
- conformal geometry
- conformal gravity
- conformal Killing equation
- conformal latitude
- conformal map
- conformal map projection
- conformal mapping
- conformal optics
- conformal projection
- conformal reflection chart
- conformal symmetry
- conformal tensor
- conformal transformation
