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(kän′fôr mā′s̸hən, -fər-)

noun

Rare a conforming or being conformed; adaptation
1. a completed or symmetrical formation and arrangement of the parts of a thing
2. the structure or form of a thing as determined by such arrangements; specif., the shape or outline, as of an animal

Origin: L conformatio < pp. of conformare

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noun

The act of conforming or the state of being conformed.
The structure or outline of an item or entity, determined by the arrangement of its parts.
A symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing.
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.

Related Forms:

conˌfor·maˈtion·al adjective

conˌfor·maˈtion·al·ly adverb

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