conformation vs curve

curve vs conformation

conformation and curve both are nouns.

conformation is not a verb while curve is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conformation	Yes	No	No	No
curve	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, curve is a hyponym of conformation; that is, curve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than conformation:

conformation: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
curve: the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

Other hyponyms of conformation include keenness, sharpness, bluntness, dullness, topography, lobularity, concaveness, concavity, convexity, convexness, angularity, narrowing, curvature, roundness, straightness, crookedness, stratification, rectilinearity.

conformation (noun)	curve (noun)
acting according to certain accepted standards	a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
	a line on a graph representing data
	the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

conformation (verb)	curve (verb)
	form a curl, curve, or kink
	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
	form an arch or curve
	bend or cause to bend
	extend in curves and turns

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