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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·fig·u·ra·tion 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·ly adverb English Etymology configuration 1550s, from L. configurationem, noun of action from configurare (see configure). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 configuration con·fig·ur·ation / kEn7fi^E5reiFn; NAmE -7fi^jE5r- / noun1. (formal or technical 术语) an arrangement of the parts of sth or a group of things; the form or shape that this arrangement produces 布局；结构；构造；格局；形状 2. (computing 计) the equipment and programs that form a computer system and the way that these are set up to run (计算机的)配置 OLT configuration noun ⇨ design Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·fig·u·ra·tion I. \ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāshən also ˌkän-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin configuration-, configuratio comparison, shaping, from Latin configuratus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. a. astrology : relative position or aspect of the planets b. astronomy : any of several limiting apparent positions of a celestial body with respect to another (as conjunction, quadrature, opposition, and elongation) 2. a. : relative disposition or arrangement of parts : interrelationships of constituent elements b. : the contour, pattern, or figure produced by such disposition < a network of roads following the configuration of the country — John Buchan > 3. : a geometrical figure usually consisting of points and lines and the points, lines, and planes which may be derived from them 4. : the structure of chemical compounds especially with reference to the space relations of the atoms in molecules 5. [German konfiguration, from Late Latin configuration-, configuratio] : gestalt Synonyms: see form II. noun : something (as a figure, contour, pattern, or apparatus) that results from a particular arrangement of parts or components ; especially : a set of interconnected equipment forming a computer system |
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