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conformation definition

con·for·ma·tion (kän′fôr mā′s̸hən, -fər-)

noun

  1. 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

Etymology: L conformatio < pp. of conformare

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