conformation

[ kon-fawr-mey-shuhn ]
/ ˌkɒn fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən /

noun

manner of formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity.
symmetrical disposition or arrangement of parts.
the act or process of conforming; adaptation; adjustment.
the state of being conformed.
Chemistry. an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule. (contrasted with configuration).

Origin of conformation

1505–15; < Latin confōrmātiōn- (stem of confōrmātiō), equivalent to confōrmāt(us) past participle of confōrmāre to shape ( con- con- + fōrm(a) form + -āt(us) -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR conformation

1 configuration, shape.

OTHER WORDS FROM conformation

con·for·ma·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby conformation

conform, conformable, conformal, conformal projection, conformance, conformation, conformational analysis, conformist, conformity, confound, confounded

British Dictionary definitions for conformational

conformation
/ (ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

the general shape or outline of an object; configuration
the arrangement of the parts of an object
the act or state of conforming
chem
  1. another name for configuration (def. 3a)
  2. one of the configurations of a molecule that can easily change its shape and can consequently exist in equilibrium with molecules of different configuration

Derived forms of conformation

conformational, adjective

Medical definitions for conformational

conformation
[ kŏn′fər-mā′shən ]

n.

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.