Definition of conformal in English:
conformal
adjectivekənˈfɔːm(ə)lkənˈfɔrməl
(of a map or a mathematical mapping) preserving the correct angles between directions within small areas (though distorting distances).
Example sentencesExamples
- He also worked on conformal mappings and potential theory, and he was led to study boundary value problems for partial differential equations and the theory of various functionals connected with them.
- His doctoral thesis is an important contribution to conformal mappings of multiply connected plane domains.
- He is also known for applications of the kernel function to conformal mappings.
- He worked on geodesy but became interested in conformal map projections where he invented a quincuncial map projection using elliptic functions.
- He also obtained important results on conformal mappings showing that angles were preserved on the boundary almost everywhere.
Derivatives
adverb
Although he had given a proof of the theorem that any simply connected region of the plane can be mapped conformally onto a disc, his proof involved using the Dirichlet problem.
Example sentencesExamples
- Finally, a conductor probe tip layer is formed conformally upon the high density plasma chemical vapor deposition (HDP-CVD) deposited mandrel layer and replicating the series of pointed tips.
- Once the container has been formed within a thick insulating layer, a conductive layer is conformally deposited over the container interior surfaces.
- He also studied polynomials, now named after him, which approximate a function that conformally maps a given simply-connected domain onto a disc.
- Surprisingly, classical string theory dynamics is described by a conformally invariant 2D quantum field theory.
Origin
Mid 17th century (in the sense 'conformable'): from late Latin conformalis, from con- 'together' + formalis 'formal'. The current sense was coined in German.
Rhymes
abnormal, formal, normal, paranormal, subnormal
Definition of conformal in US English:
conformal
adjectivekənˈfôrməlkənˈfɔrməl
(of a map projection or a mathematical mapping) preserving the correct angles between directions within small areas, though distorting distances.
Also called orthomorphic
Example sentencesExamples
- He worked on geodesy but became interested in conformal map projections where he invented a quincuncial map projection using elliptic functions.
- He is also known for applications of the kernel function to conformal mappings.
- He also worked on conformal mappings and potential theory, and he was led to study boundary value problems for partial differential equations and the theory of various functionals connected with them.
- He also obtained important results on conformal mappings showing that angles were preserved on the boundary almost everywhere.
- His doctoral thesis is an important contribution to conformal mappings of multiply connected plane domains.
Origin
Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘conformable’): from late Latin conformalis, from con- ‘together’ + formalis ‘formal’. The current sense was coined in German.