conformal

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   That conforms, especially to the shape of something.

   • Some are realizable in practical computational times; others giving ‘more conformal’ 3D dose distributions take longer and some invoke technology which is not readily available, such as intensity-modulated fields.
   • One method for delivering high doses of radiation to a small area is by using more conformal types of radiotherapy.
2. 2

   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.
   • Let us find all conformal transformations in d dimensions.
   • In regions of S where the packings become more deeply embedded in purely hexagonal generations during refinement, the local dilatation approaches 1 and the maps become progressively more conformal.
3. 3

   That preserves relative angles over small scales, at all but a limited number of distinct…

   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.

The neighborhood

• synonymanthropomorphic
• antonymdisformalantonym(s) of “mathematics”