conformal

[ kuhn-fawr-muhl ]

/ kənˈfɔr məl /

adjective

of, relating to, or noting a map or transformation in which angles and scale are preserved.

Origin of conformal

First recorded in 1640–50, conformal is from the Late Latin word confōrmālis of the same shape. See con-, formal¹

Words nearby conformal

confluent and reticulate papillomatosis, confocal, confocal microscope, conform, conformable, conformal, conformal projection, conformance, conformation, conformational analysis, conformist

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Example sentences from the Web for conformal

Such surfaces are capable of a conformal representation on a plane, by which geodesics are represented by straight lines.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
As another illustration we may take the conformal representation of an equilateral triangle upon a half plane.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for conformal

conformal

/ (kənˈfɔːməl) /

adjective

maths

(of a transformation) preserving the angles of the depicted surface
(of a parameter) relating to such a transformation

Also called: orthomorphic (of a map projection) maintaining true shape over a small area and scale in every direction

Word Origin for conformal

C17: from Late Latin conformālis having the same shape, from Latin com- same + forma shape

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Scientific definitions for conformal

conformal

[ kən-fôr′məl ]

Relating to the mapping of a surface or region onto another surface so that all angles between intersecting curves remain unchanged.

Relating to a map projection in which small areas are rendered with true shape.

单词	conformal
释义	conformal [ kuhn-fawr-muhl ] / kənˈfɔr məl / adjective of, relating to, or noting a map or transformation in which angles and scale are preserved. Origin of conformal First recorded in 1640–50, conformal is from the Late Latin word confōrmālis of the same shape. See con-, formal¹ Words nearby conformal confluent and reticulate papillomatosis, confocal, confocal microscope, conform, conformable, conformal, conformal projection, conformance, conformation, conformational analysis, conformist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conformal Such surfaces are capable of a conformal representation on a plane, by which geodesics are represented by straight lines. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6\|Various As another illustration we may take the conformal representation of an equilateral triangle upon a half plane. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for conformal conformal / (kənˈfɔːməl) / adjective maths (of a transformation) preserving the angles of the depicted surface (of a parameter) relating to such a transformation Also called: orthomorphic (of a map projection) maintaining true shape over a small area and scale in every direction Word Origin for conformal C17: from Late Latin conformālis having the same shape, from Latin com- same + forma shape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for conformal conformal [ kən-fôr′məl ] Relating to the mapping of a surface or region onto another surface so that all angles between intersecting curves remain unchanged. Relating to a map projection in which small areas are rendered with true shape. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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