different between configuration vs conformation

English

Etymology

From Middle French configuration, from Latin c?nfig?r?ti?.Morphologically configure +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??.??re?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??.j??re?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

configuration (countable and uncountable, plural configurations)

1. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
2. Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
3. The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
4. (physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
5. (algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.

Synonyms

• (form): constitution; see also Thesaurus:composition

Related terms

• configure
• configurator

Coordinate terms

• (chemistry): conformation

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

configuration f (plural configurations)

1. configuration

Related terms

• configurer

Further reading

• “configuration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?nf??me???n/, /k?n.fo???me???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Homophone: confirmation (in some dialects)

Noun

conformation (countable and uncountable, plural conformations)

1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.
3. (chemistry) The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.

Synonyms

• (act of conforming): conformance

Related terms

• conform
• conformity

Translations

See also

• allostery
• configuration

Further reading

• Conformational isomerism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Interlingua

Noun

conformation (plural conformationes)

1. conformation