Conformation Meaning
/kɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
nounThe state of being conformed; agreement
Sentence Examples
The protein's conformation changed with temperature.
Conformation of the molecule was studied.
The chemical conformation of the protein determines its function.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cyclist's aerodynamic ____ helped reduce wind resistance during the race.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The scientist studied the molecular ____ of the protein to understand how it binds to the cell.
Word Origin & History
From Latin confōrmātiō. By surface analysis, conform + -ation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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"
— 1866, William Lobscheid, Chinese Emigration to the West Indies:
"Sennertus [Daniel Sennert] alſo, vvhere he vvrites De morbis Figuræ, reckons amongſt other cauſes of the ill conformation of mens heads, That they are novv and then induced after the birth, vvhilſt the tender Heads of Infants are by Midvvives and Nurſes formed after a divers manner, vvhile they are involved in head-bands, & moulded vvith their hands, according to their irregular and varying phanſies."
— 1650, John Bulwer, “The First Scene. Certain Fashions of the Head, Affected and Contrived by the Pragmatical Invention and Artificial Endeavours of Many Nations.”, in Anthropometamorphosis: Man Transform’d; or, The Artificial Changeling. […], London: […] J. Hardesty, […], →OCLC, page 1:
"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"
— 1853, David Low, On the Domesticated Animals of the British Islands:
"The more stable conformation has the methyl group in an equatorial position , since this minimizes repulsions between axial substituents"
— 1980, Bernard Miller, Organic Chemistry, the Basis of Life:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The cyclist's aerodynamic ____ helped reduce wind resistance during the race.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The scientist studied the molecular ____ of the protein to understand how it binds to the cell.