conformation
/ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃən/noun
1- the shape or structure of something, especially an animal（尤指动物的）外形; 形态; 构造, 结构。
1.1
- Chemistry any of the spatial arrangements which the atoms in a molecule may adopt and freely convert between, especially by rotation about individual single bonds【化】构象。比较CONFIGURATION.
派生词
conformational
adjective词源
early 16th cent. （in the sense 'conforming， adaptation'）： from Latin conformatio（n-）， from conformare 'to shape， fashion' （see CONFORM）.