Hypertext Webster Gateway: "conformation"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

conformation
n : acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformity},
{compliance}, {abidance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}]

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