conformal

adjective con·for·mal \kən-ˈfȯr-məl, (ˌ)kän-\

Definition of CONFORMAL

: leaving the size of the angle between corresponding curves unchanged <conformal transformation>

of a map : representing small areas in their true shape

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Late Latin conformalis having the same shape, from Latin com- + formalis formal, from forma

First Known Use: 1893

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