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   configuration

   /kənˌfɪɡəˈreɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or combination: "the unrepeatable configuration of the stars at the moment of your birth"
   • ▪ the arrangement or set-up of the hardware and software that make up a computer system: "the PC comes with a removable hard disk drive as part of the standard configuration"
   • ▪ the fixed three-dimensional relationship of the atoms in a molecule, defined by the bonds between them.
   • 2. another term for gestalt

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting the relative position of celestial objects): from late Latin configuratio(n-), from Latin configurare ‘shape after a pattern’ (see configure).

   Derivatives

   • 1. configurational adjective
   • 2. configurationally adverb
   • 3. configurative adjective

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   CONFIGURATION definition: 1. the particular arrangement or pattern of a group of related things: 2. the way in which all the…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CONFIGURATION is relative arrangement of parts or elements. How to use configuration in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Configuration definition: the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.. See examples of CONFIGURATION used in a sentence.

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   CONFIGURATION meaning: 1. the particular arrangement or pattern of a group of related things: 2. the way in which all the…. Learn more.

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   to arrange something or put its parts together in a particular form or arrangement: Online buyers can build their own version of the car: many of the company's customers configure their own vehicles. The marines used specially configured submarines. computing specialized.

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   configuration. (formal or specialist) an arrangement of the parts of something or a group of things; the form or shape that this arrangement produces. configuration of something The design is based on four configurations of squares.

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   A configuration is an arrangement of a group of things. [formal] ...Stonehenge, in south-western England, an ancient configuration of giant stones. [ + of] 2. uncountable noun. The configuration of a computer system is the way in which all its parts, such as the hardware and software, are connected together in order for the computer to work.