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conformal

conformal

7.5
Following rules or standards that must be met
  • adjective
  • /kənˈfɔrməl/
  • Formal
translation icon : conforme
  • The team ensured that their project was conformal to the latest safety guidelines.

Examples

  • So you can use conformal coding, you can use caps and tape, stuff like that.

  • OK, so which we normally call say it's a conformal field theory, we call it a CFT.

  • So the boundary theory is a conformal theory with this symmetry.

  • ADSCFT being the anti decidor space conformal field theory correspondence which is something.

  • So I think we should devote just a bit more time discussing anti decider space on the one hand and then conformal field theories on the other.

  • Radiosurgery is defined as the delivery of a highly conformal, large radiation dose to a localized tumor by a stereotactic approach, first described in 1995.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The duality was also restricted to conformal, or scale-invariant, gauge theories, those having additional symmetries besides translation and rotation.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The design of the new software is conformal with the established industry standards.

  • All components of the structure must be conformal to the city's building regulations.

Synonyms

compliant
vsconformal
31 5.1

Willing to follow rules or do what other people want

focuses on actually meeting specific standards rather than willingness
conforming
vsconformal
1 4.3

Following accepted customs and rules of a group

focuses on meeting specific formal rules and technical requirements instead
conformant
vsconformal
  • Specialized
1 6.4

Meeting required rules and standards

has identical meaning but is a different word form
conformable
vsconformal
1 7.0

Willing to do what other people want

emphasizes meeting concrete formal requirements, not merely willingness

Antonyms

2 7.6

Not following rules or instructions

Compounds

conformal projection
  • Specialized
9.9

A map that keeps small shapes and local angles correct but may change size

How Conforming

conformant
  • Specialized
1 6.4
conformal
  • Formal
7.5

Surface Forms

conformal positive

Morphology

conformal = conform (semi-transparent) = conform + al

The sense is closely connected to 'conform', but the adjective 'conformal' is a less familiar and somewhat technical formation than everyday 'conforming' or 'compliant'.

Etymology

Conformal comes from con- 'with' and form 'shape' or 'pattern', the same root you see in the word form. So if something is conformal to rules, it is 'with the pattern' and follows or meets those rules and standards.