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Adjective [English]

Forms: more conformal [comparative], most conformal [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məl Etymology: conform + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|conform|al}} conform + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} conformal (comparative more conformal, superlative most conformal)
  1. That conforms, especially to the shape of something. Translations (that conforms (to a shape or form)): konform (German), همدیس (hamdis) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-conformal-en-adj-NdsjHN4s Disambiguation of 'that conforms (to a shape or form)': 76 9 15
  2. (mathematics, of a transformation) That preserves angles between intersecting curves. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged): angulfidela (Esperanto), konforminen (Finnish), conforme (French), winkeltreu (German), همدیس (hamdis) (Persian), konforemny [masculine] (Polish), wiernokątny [masculine] (Polish), równokątny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-conformal-en-adj-b240hDft Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: that preserves angles unchanged': 5 65 30
  3. (cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points. Categories (topical): Cartography Translations (cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points): konforminen (Finnish), conforme (French), orthomorphe (French), winkeltreu (German), (arány- és) szögtartó (Hungarian), konformis (Hungarian), همدیس (hamdis) (Persian), wiernokątny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-conformal-en-adj-PMnONFb6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 21 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 25 19 56 Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points': 4 15 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anthropomorphic [cartography, geography, natural-sciences]
Derived forms: conformal anomaly, conformal antenna, 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 representation, conformal symmetry, conformal tensor, conformal transformation

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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points",
      "word": "(arány- és) szögtartó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points",
      "word": "konformis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hamdis",
      "sense": "cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points",
      "word": "همدیس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "cartography: that preserves angles over small scales, at all except a limited number of points",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wiernokątny"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "conformal"
  ],
  "word": "conformal"
}

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