An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A continuous mapping u = f(x) of a domain D in an n-dimensional Euclidean space (n≥ 2) into the n-dimensional Euclidean space is called conformal at a point x₀∈ D if it has the properties of constancy of dilation and preservation of angles at this point.

See also: → conformal; → mapping.