English-Thai Dictionary

conformation

N โครงสร้าง  structure form formation krong-sang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFORMATION

n. 1. The manner in which a body is formed; the particular texture or structure of a body, or disposition of the parts which compose it; form; structure; often with relation to some other body, and with adaptation to some purpose or effect.
Light of different colors is reflected from bodies, according to their different conformation. Varieties of sound depend on the conformation of the organs.
2. The act of conforming; the act of producing suitableness, or conformity; with to; as the conformation of our hearts and lives to the duties of true religion.
3. In medical science, the particular make or construction of the body peculiar to an individual; as a good or bad conformation.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONFORMATION

Con `for *ma "tion, n. [L. conformatio: cf. F. conformation. ]

 

1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

 

The conformation of our hearts and lives to the duties of true religion and morality. I. Watts.

 

2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.

 

In Hebrew poetry, there may be observed a certain conformation of the sentences. Lowth.

 

A structure and conformation of the earth. Woodward.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

conformation

con for ma tion |ˌkänfôrˈmāSHən, -fər -ˌkɑnfɔrˈmeɪʃən | ▶noun the shape or structure of something, esp. an animal: the judges run their hands over the dog's body and legs, checking its conformation. • Chemistry any of the spatial arrangements that the atoms in a molecule may adopt and freely convert between, esp. by rotation about individual single bonds. Compare with configuration. DERIVATIVES con for ma tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conforming, adaptation ’): from Latin conformatio (n- ), from conformare ‘to shape, fashion ’ (see conform ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

conformation

con |form |ation |kɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun the shape or structure of something, especially an animal. • Chemistry any of the spatial arrangements which the atoms in a molecule may adopt and freely convert between, especially by rotation about individual single bonds. Compare with configuration. DERIVATIVES conformational adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent. (in the sense ‘conforming, adaptation ’): from Latin conformatio (n- ), from conformare ‘to shape, fashion ’ (see conform ).

 

French Dictionary

conformation

conformation n. f. nom féminin Disposition des parties d ’un corps organisé.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

conformation

con for ma tion /kɑ̀nfɔː r méɪʃ (ə )n |kɔ̀n -/名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠1 形, 構造 .2 «…との » 適合, 一致 «to » .3 〘コンピュ 〙準拠 .4 〘化 〙(分子の )配座 .