conformation

Meaninga shaping together

Common meaning: how something is shaped or put together

conwith, together; thoroughly
formshape, outline, lookLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 768 · scan
ationnoun ending: act or result

‘with, together’ + ‘shape, outline, look’ → conformation

Journey through time

Latinfōrma, -ae‘shape, outline, look’
Frenchconformer
Englishconformation‘how something is shaped or put together’ · today

con- also in: convex convey concave conceal concede

form also in: formal formula formulate deform uniform

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin fōrma ‘shape, outline, look’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fōrma, p. 768 · dictionary scan

Roots

fōrma, -ae Latin “shape, outline, look”

Related words

cuneiform deform formal formula formulate nonconformity uniform

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