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Conformation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Conformation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing

"The architect admired the building's conformation, noting how every column and arch aligned in perfect symmetry to create a harmonious whole."

2

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

"he could barely make out their shapes"

3

acting according to certain accepted standards

"their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"

4

The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

"The committee praised his conformation to safety regulations after reviewing the new factory protocols."

Related Terms
Antonyms
nonconformance disobedience
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
balance spatial property cooperation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sharpness dullness topography lobularity concavity convexity angularity narrowing curvature roundness straightness crookedness stratification formality line honoring keeping
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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