conformal UK /kənˈfɔːməl/US /kənˈfɔɹməl/ adjective3 •That conforms, especially to the shape of something.One method for delivering high doses of radiation to a small area is by using more conformal types of radiotherapy. — 2011 •That preserves angles between intersecting curves.This would have been tantamount to a conformal transformation. — 1991 •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. formsmore conformal · most conformal