configuration
configuration
nounDefinition of CONFIGURATION
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the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form <the basic configuration of the building is that of a geodesic dome>
Synonyms architecture, armature, cadre, configuration, edifice, fabric, framework, framing, infrastructure, shell, skeleton, structure
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the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized <a small business computer system in its simplest configuration>
Related Words design, plan, scheme; composition, constitution, getup, makeup; build, construction, structure
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the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged <his photographs have an intentionally loose configuration, with no single object intended as the primary center of interest>
Synonyms arrangement, configuration, constellation, design, form, format, getup, layout, makeup, ordonnance, pattern
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