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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•for•ma•tion (kon′fôr mā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - manner of formation;
structure; form, as of a physical entity. - symmetrical disposition or arrangement of parts.
- the act or process of conforming;
adaptation; adjustment. - the state of being conformed.
- Chemistryan atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule. (contrasted with configuration).
- Latin confōrmātiōn- (stem of confōrmātiō), equivalent. to confōrmāt(us) past participle of confōrmāre to shape (con- con- + fōrm(a) form + -āt(us) -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- 1505–15
con′for•ma′tion•al, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged configuration, shape.
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