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NOUN (3)

1. a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing;

2. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline);
- Example: "he could barely make out their shapes"
[syn: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation]

3. acting according to certain accepted standards;
- Example: "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
[syn: conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Conformation \Con`for*ma"tion\, n. [L. conformatio: cf. F. conformation.] 1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity. [1913 Webster] The conformation of our hearts and lives to the duties of true religion and morality. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement. [1913 Webster] In Hebrew poetry, there may be observed a certain conformation of the sentences. --Lowth. [1913 Webster] A structure and conformation of the earth. --Woodward. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

conformation n 1: a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing 2: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation] 3: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant: disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity]