Contour vs Conformation - What's the difference?
contour | conformation | Related terms |
An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.
(linguistics) a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
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
Contour is a related term of conformation.
As nouns the difference between contour and conformation
is that contour is an outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape while conformation is the act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.contour
English
Noun
(en noun)- The low drag contour of a modern automobile.
