WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•fig•u•ra•tion /kənˌfɪgyəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- the arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
con•fig•u•ra•tion
(kən fig′yə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
con•fig′u•ra′tion•al, con•fig•u•ra•tive
(kən fig′yər ə tiv, -yə rā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
con•fig′u•ra′tion•al•ly, adv.
- the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- external form, as resulting from this; conformation.
- Astronomy
- the relative position or aspect of heavenly bodies.
- a group of stars.
- Chemistryan atomic spatial arrangement that is fixed by the chemical bonding in a molecule and that cannot be altered without breaking bonds (contrasted with conformation).
- Computingthe totality of a computer and the devices connected to it:A common microcomputer configuration consists of a computer, two disk drives, a monitor, and a printer.
- Late Latin configūrātiōn- (stem of configūrātiō), equivalent. to Latin configūrāt(us) shaped like its model, past participle of configūrāre to mold, shape (con- con- + figūr(a) figure + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
- 1550–60
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