CONFIGURATION

shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation

(noun) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); “he could barely make out their shapes”

configuration, constellation

(noun) an arrangement of parts or elements; “the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

configuration (countable and uncountable, plural configurations)

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.

Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.

The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.

(physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.

(algebra) A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.

Synonyms

• (form): constitution; see also composition

Coordinate terms

• (chemistry): conformation

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*fig`u*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. configuratio.]

1. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure. It is the variety of configurations [of the mouth] . . . which gives birth and origin to the several vowels. Harris.

2. (Astrol.)

Definition: Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time. They [astrologers] undertook . . . to determine the course of a man's character and life from the configuration of the stars at the moment of his birth. Whewell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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