Meaning of Conformation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
   countable, uncountable
2. The state of being conformed; agreement
   countable, uncountable
3. Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
   countable, uncountable
4. The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.
   countable, physical, uncountable

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Examples

“I was much struck with the gaiety of the creoles , whose exterior told a stranger that education had been doing something among them in these solitudes ; and as all the parties kissed the Bible in conformation with the law of England”

“One may see well the advantages of this form from the coach - box of our heavily - loaded public vehicles , where animals of different conformation are yoked together”

“The more stable conformation has the methyl group in an equatorial position , since this minimizes repulsions between axial substituents”

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