conformation vs roundness

roundness vs conformation

conformation and roundness both are nouns.

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

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

conformation: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
roundness: the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular

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

conformation (noun)	roundness (noun)
acting according to certain accepted standards	the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	the bodily property of being well rounded
a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing	the quality of being round numbers
	the fullness of a tone of voice

Difference between conformation and roundness

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