conformation

1. 1.

   a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing

   Broaderbalance
2. 2.

   any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

   “he could barely make out their shapes”

   Synonymsshapeformconfigurationcontour

   Broaderspatial property

   Narrowersharpnessdullnesstopographylobularityconcavityconvexityangularitynarrowingcurvatureroundness
3. 3.

   acting according to certain accepted standards

   “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”

   Synonymsconformitycomplianceabidance

   Broadercooperation

   Narrowerformalitylinehonoringkeeping

Other forms of conformation

plural

conformations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about conformation

What does conformation mean?

conformation means "a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in conformation?

conformation has 5 syllables: con-for-ma-ti-on. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for conformation?

Close synonyms include shape, form, configuration, contour, conformity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is conformation a common word?

conformation is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.