conformation

noun4

1. •
   Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.

   • One may see well the advantages of this form from the coach - box of our heavily - loaded public vehicles , where animals of different conformation are yoked together — 1853
2. •
   The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.

   • The more stable conformation has the methyl group in an equatorial position , since this minimizes repulsions between axial substituents — 1980
3. •
   The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
4. •
   The state of being conformed; agreement