conformation
/kon-fawr-mey-shuhn/US // ˌkɒn fɔrˈmeɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən) //
构象,构型,顺应性,构象图
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : manner of formation; structure; form, as of a physical entity.
- : symmetrical disposition or arrangement of parts.
- : the act or process of conforming; adaptation; adjustment.
- : the state of being conformed.
- : Chemistry. an atomic spatial arrangement that results from rotation of carbon atoms about single bonds within an organic molecule..
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Examples
Butters comes from a long line of show dogs and has the conformation that could have made him a big winner.
He is less corpulent, and his legs are shorter; in the stomach and intestines, there is a difference of conformation.
His exterior conformation resembles that of man, he has arms, hands, and fingers.
The elephant is yet more singular in the conformation of his feet, and the texture of his skin.
With this change a corresponding change takes place in the conformation of the surface and the general aspect of the country.
The physical conformation of the still extant Iberians, has nothing definitely characteristic about it.
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