conformal
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Meaning
- adjective That conforms, especially to the shape of something.
- adjective That preserves angles between intersecting curves.
- adjective That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.
On conformal map projections, the scale depends on location only and not direction.
Similar words
conformable conforming pseudoconformal pseudoconformable uniform true standardlike homodox similar correspondent
Often followed by
mapping transformation radiotherapy field radiation conic transformations invariance projection coating
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