conformation

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkɑnfɔrˈmeɪʃən/ UK /ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the shape or structural arrangement of something

The horse was judged on the conformation of its legs.

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1 noun · the shape or structural... structure configuration form shape arrangement formation constitution

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Forms malconformationmalconformations

Derived forms conformationalconformationally

Related forms conform conformable conformity conformance

Etymology

From Latin conformatio ('a symmetrical forming, shaping'), from conformare ('to shape together'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape').

conformatio Latin forma Old English

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# conformation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌkɑnfɔrˈmeɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən

## Meanings
1. the shape or structural arrangement of something

## Examples
- The horse was judged on the conformation of its legs.

## Synonyms
- structure
- configuration
- form
- shape
- arrangement
- formation
- constitution

## Derived Forms
- conformational
- conformationally

## Related Forms
- conform
- conformable
- conformity
- conformance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conformatio
- Root: forma

## Etymology
From Latin conformatio ('a symmetrical forming, shaping'), from conformare ('to shape together'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape').

## AI Etymology
Conformation comes from Latin conformatio ('a symmetrical forming, shaping'), from conformare ('to shape together'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape'). The historical trail runs through conformatio in Latin and forma in Latin. Morphologically, conformation is transparent: it draws on Latin conformatio ('a symmetrical forming, shaping'), from conformare ('to shape together'), from con- ('together') + formare ('to form'), from forma ('shape'). Used as a noun, conformation now means "the shape or structural arrangement of something", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as conformational and conformationally and related forms such as conform, conformable, conformity, and conformance. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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