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English noun: conformation | |||
| 1. | conformation (shape) a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise | ||
| 2. | conformation (attribute) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) | ||
| Samples | He could barely make out their shapes. | ||
| Synonyms | configuration, contour, form, shape | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spatial property, spatiality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | angularity, bluntness, concaveness, concavity, convexity, convexness, crookedness, curvature, curve, dullness, keenness, lobularity, narrowing, roundness, sharpness, straightness, stratification, topography | ||
| Attribute | crooked, straight | ||
| 3. | conformation (act) acting according to certain accepted standards | ||
| Samples | Their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices. | ||
| Synonyms | abidance, compliance, conformity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cooperation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | formality, honoring, keeping, line, observance | ||
| Antonyms | disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance, nonconformity | ||
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