adjective · rare

conformal

conformal · more conformal · most conformal

winkeltreu, konform

That conforms, especially to the shape of somethingThat conforms, especially to the shape of something.

UK/kənˈfɔːməl/US/kənˈfɔɹməl/

Meaning

3 senses

That conforms, especially to the shape of something.
konform
That preserves angles between intersecting curves.
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.
winkeltreu
That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct points.
On conformal map projections, the scale depends on location only and not direction.
winkeltreu