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conformal

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈfɔːməl/
  • General-American: /kənˈfɔɹməl/
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)məl
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1

adj

Meaning 1

That conforms, especially to the shape of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

That preserves angles between intersecting curves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • 1991 [Elsevier Science], Roland Schinzinger, Patricio A. A. Laura, Conformal Mapping: Methods and Applications, 2003, Dover, page 508, This would have been tantamount to a conformal transformation.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

Examples

  • On conformal map projections, the scale depends on location only and not direction.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From conform + -al.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: konform — that conforms (to a shape or form)
  • Persian: همدیس (hamdis) — that conforms (to a shape or form)
  • Esperanto: angulfidela — mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged
  • Finnish: konforminen — mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged
  • French: conforme — mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged
  • German: winkeltreu — mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged
  • Persian: همدیس (hamdis) — mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged
  • Polish: konforemny — mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged
  • Polish: wiernokątny — mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged
  • Polish: równokątny — mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged
  • Finnish: konforminen — cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points
  • French: conforme — cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points
  • French: orthomorphe — cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points
  • German: winkeltreu — cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points
  • Hungarian: (arány- és) szögtartó — cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points
  • Hungarian: konformis — cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points
  • Persian: همدیس (hamdis) — cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points
  • Polish: wiernokątny — cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points