Definition of configuration Configuration

/kʌnfɪˌgjɚejˈʃʌn/ - [kunfigyereyshun] - con•fig•u•ra•tion

We found 13 definitions of configuration from 7 different sources.

What does configuration mean?

Noun Plural: configurations
configuration - an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"
		constellation
		plan, design scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"
		redundancy repetition of an act needlessly
		network topology, topology the configuration of a communication network
configuration - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes"
		shape, form, contour, conformation
		spatial property, spatiality any property relating to or occupying space
		keenness, sharpness thinness of edge or fineness of point
		bluntness, dullness the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman"
		topography the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
		lobularity the property of having lobules
		concaveness, concavity the property possessed by a concave shape
		convexness, convexity the property possessed by a convex shape
		angularity the property possessed by a shape that has angles
		narrowing the act of making something narrower
		curvature, curve the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
		roundness the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
		straightness freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles
		crookedness the quality of being deceitful and underhanded

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configuration (Noun)
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor .
configuration (Noun)
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
configuration (Noun)
The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
configuration (Noun)
The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.

configuration (n.)
Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.
configuration (n.)
Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.

configuration
kon-fig-ū-rā′shun, n. external figure or shape: outline: relative position or aspect, as of planets.—vs.t. Config′urate, Config′ure, to shape. [L. configuratio—con, together, and figurāre, to form. See Figure.]

configuration
The relative positions of celestial bodies, as for instance those of Jupiter's satellites, with respect to the primary at any one time.