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Noun: conformation  `kónfor'meyshun
  1. A symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
     
  2. Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
    - shape, form, configuration, contour
     
  3. Acting according to certain accepted standards
    - conformity, compliance, abidance

Derived forms: conformations

See also: conform, crooked, straight

Type of: balance, cooperation, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise, spatial property, spatiality

Encyclopedia: Conformation