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con·formal (-fôr′məl)
adjective
- Math. of a transformation in which corresponding angles are equal
- designating or of a map projection in which shapes at any point are true, but areas become increasingly exaggerated
Etymology: < LL(Ec) conformalis, conformable, similar < L conformare: see conform
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