[con.for.ma.tion] n (1511) 1: the act of conforming or producing conformity: adaptation
2: formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements: an assembling into a whole "the gradual ~ of the embryo" 3 a: correspondence esp. to a model or plan b: structure c: the shape or proportionate dimensions esp. of an animal d: any of the spatial arrangements of a molecule that can be obtained by rotation of the atoms about a single bond -- con.for.ma.tion.al adj