Entry Word: configuration

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form <the basic configuration of the building is that of a geodesic dome> — see frame 1
2 the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized <a small business computer system in its simplest configuration> — see format 1
3 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> — see composition 3
4 the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance <a cake in the configuration of a top hat> — see form 1