conformation

English

Rotation about single bond of butane to interconvert one conformation to another. The staggered conformation on the right is a conformer, while the eclipsed conformation on the left is a transition state between conformers. Above: Newman projection; below: depiction of spatial orientation.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/, /kɑn.foʊɹˈmeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Homophone: confirmation

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Noun

conformation (countable and uncountable, 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 a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.

Synonyms

• (act of conforming): conformance

Related terms

• conform
• conformity

Translations

the act of conforming; the act of producing conformity

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

the state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure

• Bulgarian: строеж (bg) m (stroež), устройство (bg) n (ustrojstvo), форма (bg) f (forma)
• Hungarian: alakzat (hu), szerkezet (hu), struktúra (hu)
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• Italian: conformazione (it) f

See also

• allostery
• configuration

Further reading

• Conformational isomerism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Interlingua

Noun

conformation (plural conformationes)

1. conformation