Main Entry: con·fig·u·ra·tion

Pronunciation: \kən-ˌfi-gyə-ˈrā-shən, ˌkän-, -gə-ˈ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin configuration-, configuratio similar formation, from Latin configurare to form from or after, from com- + figurare to form, from figura figure

Date: 1559

1 a : relative arrangement of parts or elements: as (1) : shape (2) : contour of land <configuration of the mountains> (3) : functional arrangement <a small business computer system in its simplest configuration> b : something (as a figure, contour, pattern, or apparatus) that results from a particular arrangement of parts or components c : the stable structural makeup of a chemical compound especially with reference to the space relations of the constituent atoms
2 : gestalt <personality configuration>

— con·fig·u·ra·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— con·fig·u·ra·tion·al·ly adverb

— con·fig·u·ra·tive \-ˈfi-gyə-rə-tiv, -ˈfi-gə-\ adjective