Complete Definition of "conformal"

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Pronunciation
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Adjective
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#Describing something that conforms, especially that matches the shape of something.
#cartography Describing a map projection which has the property of preserving relative angles over small scales (except at a limited number of distinct points). On such map projections the scale depends only location but not direction. Also referred to as orthomorphic.

Derived terms
conformal anomaly
conformal array
conformal chart
conformal coating
conformal connection
conformal equivalence
conformal family
conformal field theory
conformal film
conformal fuel tank
conformal geometry
conformal gravity
conformal Killing equation
conformal latitude
conformal map
conformal map projection
conformal mapping
conformal optics
conformal projection
conformal reflection chart
conformal symmetry
conformal tensor
conformal transformation

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