Definition of conformation
1 : the act of conforming or producing conformity : adaptation
2 : formation of something by appropriate arrangement of parts or elements : an assembling into a whole the gradual conformation of the embryo
3a : correspondence especially to a model or planb : structurec : the shape or proportionate dimensions especially of an animald : any of the spatial arrangements of a molecule that can be obtained by rotation of the atoms about a single bond
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Examples of conformation in a Sentence
The dogs will be judged on conformation tomorrow.
an ice sculpture in the conformation of a swan
Recent Examples of conformation from the Web
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In many cases, adopting a pedigree dog comes with a contract from the breeder that requires owners to participate in competitive events such as shows for conformation and agility sports to further the dog's family name.
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Otting, who now lives in Nevada, probably will face the same kind of hammering from Senate Banking Committee Democrats over OneWest’s business practices that Mnuchin endured during his conformation process.
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Gus was the son of the regional grand champion in conformation and the nephew of the grand champion in agility; and Gus turned out to be the pick of the litter.
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Using a breakthrough technology developed by Dr. Dekker and his colleagues called chromosome conformation capture, researchers lately have made progress in tracking the deep structure of DNA.
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There’s the Staffordshire bull terrier, which has been a conformation breed since the 1930s; and the newer breed called the American bully, which was derived from the American Staffordshire terrier in the 1990s.
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But the three other breeds that are lumped into this category have always been dog show conformation breeds.
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The protein will prefer some conformations to others: There may well be only one place in the vast phase space –
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: the way in which something is formed or shaped
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