conformation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/, /kɑn.foʊɹˈmeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Homophone: confirmation (in some dialects)

Noun

conformation (plural conformations)

1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.
3. (chemistry) The spatial arrangement of the atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a single bond

Related terms

• conform
• conformity

Translations

the act of conforming; the act of producing conformity

• Bulgarian: приспособяване (bg) (prisposobjavane) n, подчинение (bg) (podčinenie) n

• Hungarian: alkalmazkodás (hu)

the state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure

• Bulgarian: строеж (bg) (stroež) m, устройство (bg) (ustrojstvo) n, форма (bg) (forma) f

• Hungarian: alakzat (hu), szerkezet (hu), struktúra (hu)

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• Italian: conformazione f