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The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

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  1. n. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
  2. n. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.
  3. n. a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
  4. n. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
  5. n. acting according to certain accepted standards
  6. 1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity. The conformation of our hearts and lives to the duties of true religion and morality. I. Watts. 2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement. In Hebrew poetry, there may be observed a certain conformation of the sentences. Lowth. A structure and conformation of the earth. Woodward.
  7. n:100 n. a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing