different between conformation vs framework

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

English

Etymology

From frame +? -work.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f?e?m.w??k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?e?m.w?k/

Noun

framework (plural frameworks)

1. (literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
2. (literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
3. (figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
4. (figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

   These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.

5. (software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.

   Hyponyms: architectural framework, entity framework, software framework

6. (literally) The identification and categorisation of processes or steps that constitute a complex task or mindset in order to render explicit the tacit and implicit.

Derived terms

• framework agreement

Translations

Further reading

• framework on Wikipedia.Wikipedia