Conformal Meaning
/kənˈfɔːməl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjThat conforms, especially to the shape of something.
adjThat preserves angles between intersecting curves.
Sentence Examples
The conformal mapping preserved angles.
Conformal transformations were used in geometry.
The cartographer used a conformal projection to preserve shapes on the map.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ map preserves angles locally, making it useful for navigation charts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The map uses a ____ projection to ensure local angles and shapes are preserved accurately.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English conform Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English conformal From conform + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Some are realizable in practical computational times; others giving ‘more conformal’ 3D dose distributions take longer and some invoke technology which is not readily available, such as intensity-modulated fields."
— 1993, S. Webb, The Physics of Three Dimensional Radiation Therapy: Conformal Radiotherapy, Radiosurgery and Treatment Planning, IOP Publishing, page 335:
"CVD^([Chemical Vapor Deposition]) is generally more conformal than physical vapor deposition, meaning that it covers a rough surface relatively uniformly, tracking the morphology rather than resulting in thin, low-quality coatings on vertical walls of the substrate, as is the case for physical vapor deposition methods."
— 2007, Angus Rockett, The Materials Science of Semiconductors, Springer, page 573:
"One method for delivering high doses of radiation to a small area is by using more conformal types of radiotherapy."
— 2011, Gregory J. Kubicek, Dwight E. Heron, “Optimizing Treatment Strategies in Recurrent Head and Neck Strategies”, in Dwight E. Heron, Roy B. Tishler, editors, Head and Neck Cancer, Demos Medical Publishing, page 256:
"Let us find all conformal transformations in d dimensions."
— 1999, Malte Henkel, Conformal Invariance and Critical Phenomena, Springer, page 46:
"In regions of S where the packings become more deeply embedded in purely hexagonal generations during refinement, the local dilatation approaches 1 and the maps become progressively more conformal."
— 2004, Philip L. Bowers, Kenneth Stephenson, Uniformizing Dessins and Bely? Maps Via Circle Packing, American Mathematical Society, page 77:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A ____ map preserves angles locally, making it useful for navigation charts.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The map uses a ____ projection to ensure local angles and shapes are preserved accurately.