conformations

noun

plural of conformation
1
as in shapes
the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance an ice sculpture in the conformation of a swan

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2
as in layouts
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized the regular conformation of particles in a crystal

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3
as in adjustments
the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation the conformation of their lives to the changing social order

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conformations
  1. shapes
  2. layouts
  3. adjustments
  4. forms
  5. formations
  6. adaptations
  7. geometries
  8. formats
Noun
  • The projections can take whatever physical form a ring-bearer wills, and some powerful Lanterns have conjured the shapes of living beings, though sentience is another matter.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Training And Inference Are Two Different Clocks Compute does two jobs with completely different shapes.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of shapes
Noun
  • Video previews and creator page layouts are also getting more customizable, and custom unblurred thumbnails can now be added to any public posts.
    — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Entry-level luxury cruise cabins can offer balconies, spacious layouts, premium amenities, and even butler service.
    — Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of layouts
Noun
  • Teams could still make adjustments on other days for injuries, trades and some other transactions.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Councilman Erik Weigand, whose wife is on the school board, supports the e-bike ban but said adjustments need to be made.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjustments
Noun
  • Others, like acetyl-D-leucine, have similar forms that have approval.
    — Mike McRae August 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Davies hopes to develop forms of DHM that are more bioavailable—but not necessarily for hangover treatments.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of forms
Noun
  • The researchers argue that the enormous cliff system triggered prolonged erosion that stripped away vast amounts of rock and helped expose some of North America’s oldest geological formations.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • At these deep-sea mineral formations, a rich chemical brew, warmed by volcanic activity, spills out over the ocean floor.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of formations
Noun
  • The author will serve as an executive producer on the series; the first of several television adaptations to come.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In a season that rewards originals and adaptations alike, this is writing voters will likely remember in January and a cast the actors branch can get behind.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of adaptations
Noun
  • The process can produce lightweight parts with complex geometries that conventional manufacturing methods may struggle to achieve.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The reason totality differs in length between solar eclipses owes to the orbital geometries of the moon around Earth and the Earth around the sun.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of geometries
Noun
  • Fremantle‘s long-serving global formats chief Vasha Wallace is laving the Got Talent firm.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • That is two independent physical builds of more than a thousand proteins each, in two different formats, on two continents.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of formats
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“Conformations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conformations. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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