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  noun 1. a light microscope with an optical system designed to reject background from matter outside the focal plane and therefore allowing images of different sections of a specimen to be obtained

• Conform

  [kuh n-fawrm] /kənˈfɔrm/ verb (used without object) 1. to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules. 2. to act in accord with the prevailing standards, attitudes, practices, etc., of society or a group: One has to conform in order to succeed in this company. 3. to be or […]

• Conformable

  [kuh n-fawr-muh-buh l] /kənˈfɔr mə bəl/ adjective 1. corresponding in form, nature, or character; similar. 2. compliant; obedient; submissive: a conformable disposition. 3. Geology. of or relating to an unbroken sequence of strata or beds, characteristic of uninterrupted deposition. /kənˈfɔːməbəl/ adjective 1. corresponding in character; similar 2. obedient; submissive 3. (foll by to) in agreement […]

• Conformal

  [kuh n-fawr-muh l] /kənˈfɔr məl/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or noting a map or transformation in which angles and scale are preserved. /kənˈfɔːməl/ adjective 1. (maths) 2. Also called orthomorphic. (of a map projection) maintaining true shape over a small area and scale in every direction conformal (kən-fôr’məl)

• Conformal map

  noun a map that preserves the size of local angles in the representation; also called biholomorphic map Examples On a conformal map, small areas retain their correct shapes.

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