Meaning

That conforms, especially to the shape of something..

Definitions by Sense

1. That conforms, especially to the shape of something.
2. (mathematics, of a transformation) That preserves angles between intersecting curves.
3. (cartography, of a map projection) That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.

Example Sentences

Some are realizable in practical computational times; others giving ‘more conformal’ 3D dose distributions take longer and some invoke technology which is not readily available, such as intensity-modulated fields.

CVD^([Chemical Vapor Deposition]) is generally more conformal than physical vapor deposition, meaning that it covers a rough surface relatively uniformly, tracking the morphology rather than resulting in thin, low-quality coatings on vertical walls of the substrate, as is the case for physical vapor deposition methods.

One method for delivering high doses of radiation to a small area is by using more conformal types of radiotherapy.

1991 [Elsevier Science], Roland Schinzinger, Patricio A. A. Laura, Conformal Mapping: Methods and Applications, 2003, Dover, page 508, This would have been tantamount to a conformal transformation.

Let us find all conformal transformations in d dimensions.

In regions of S where the packings become more deeply embedded in purely hexagonal generations during refinement, the local dilatation approaches 1 and the maps become progressively more conformal.

On conformal map projections, the scale depends on location only and not direction.

Word Forms

• more conformal
• most conformal

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