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con·fig·u·ra·tion [ kən fìggyə ráysh'n ] (plural con·fig·u·ra·tions)

noun

Definition:

1. arrangement of parts: the way the parts of something are arranged and fit together

In terms of boat configuration, deck layouts are all the same.

2. shape or outline: the shape or outline of something, determined by the way its parts are arranged

Geese fly in a V-shaped configuration.

3. comput computer system's setup: the way in which the software and hardware components of a computer system are arranged and interconnected

4. psychology
Same as gestalt

5. chemistry physics arrangement of atoms in molecule: the fixed stable spatial arrangement of atoms within a molecule

con·fig·u·ra·tion·al·ly adverb

con·fig·u·ra·tive [ kən fíggyə ràytiv ] adjective