conformal
- adjective
- /kənˈfɔrməl/
- Formal
- The team ensured that their project was conformal to the latest safety guidelines.
Examples
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So you can use conformal coding, you can use caps and tape, stuff like that.
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OK, so which we normally call say it's a conformal field theory, we call it a CFT.
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So the boundary theory is a conformal theory with this symmetry.
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ADSCFT being the anti decidor space conformal field theory correspondence which is something.
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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.
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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.
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The duality was also restricted to conformal, or scale-invariant, gauge theories, those having additional symmetries besides translation and rotation.
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The design of the new software is conformal with the established industry standards.
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All components of the structure must be conformal to the city's building regulations.
Synonyms
Willing to follow rules or do what other people want
Following accepted customs and rules of a group
Meeting required rules and standards
Willing to do what other people want
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A map that keeps small shapes and local angles correct but may change size
How Conforming
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.