CONFORMAL


Meaning of CONFORMAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈfȯr-məl, (ˌ)kän- ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin conformalis having the same shape, from Latin com- + formalis formal, from forma

Date: 1893

1. : leaving the size of the angle between corresponding curves unchanged

conformal transformation

2. of a map : representing small areas in their true shape

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