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Arrangement vs Conformation - What's the difference?

arrangement | conformation |

As nouns the difference between arrangement and conformation

is that arrangement is the act of arranging while conformation is the act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.

arrangement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of arranging.
  • The manner of being arranged.
  • A collection of things that have been arranged.
  • A particular way in which items are organized.
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  • (in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
  • An agreement.
  • (music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.
  • conformation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
  • The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure, as depending on the arrangement of parts; form; arrangement.
  • (chemistry) The spatial arrangement of the atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a single bond