A characteristic of a map projection where small areas are represented in their true shape and angles are preserved.

Small areas on a map are represented in their true shape and angles are preserved, a characteristic of some map projections.

A map projection is conformal when at any point the scale is the same in every direction. Therefore, meridians and parallels intersect at right angles and the shapes of very small areas and angles with very short sides are preserved. The size of most areas, however, is distorted.

see “Conformal Therapy”; pertaining to the ability to achieve conformal therapy.

A term used to describe a desired quality in thin film technology -- the ability of a deposition process to deposit films in equal thickness without gaps over all parts of a complex topology, including high-aspect ratio features.