CONFORMATION


Meaning of CONFORMATION in English

n.1 the way in which a thing is formed; shape, structure.

2 (often foll. by to) adjustment in form or character; adaptation.

3 Chem. any spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule from the rotation of part of the molecule about a single bond.

Etymology: L conformatio (as conform)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.