Meaning of CONFIGURATION
| Pronunciation: | | kun`figyu'reyshun
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- [n] any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke"
- [n] an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"
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| | Synonyms: | | conformation, constellation, contour, form, shape |
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| | See Also: | | angularity, bluntness, chunking, concaveness, concavity, convexity, convexness, crookedness, curvature, curve, dullness, dulness, keenness, lobularity, narrowing, redundancy, roundness, sharpness, spatial property, spatiality, straightness, stratification, structure, topography, unitization | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. configuratio.]
1. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the
parts of a thing' shape; figure.
It is the variety of configurations [of the mouth] .
. . which gives birth and origin to the several
vowels. --Harris.
2. (Astrol.) Relative position or aspect of the planets; the
face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions
of the planets at any time.
They [astrologers] undertook . . . to determine the
course of a man's character and life from the
configuration of the stars at the moment of his
birth. --Whewell.
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| | Definition: | | The three-dimensional arrangement of an organic molecule that is caused by: - double bonds that prevent free rotation, or
- chiral centers that have side groups arranged around them in a particular order.
A configurational isomer can't be turned into another configuration without breaking covalent bonds. |
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| | Related Terms: | | aesthetic form, angle, archetype, aroma, art form, aspect, attribute, badge, brand, build, cachet, cast, character, characteristic, conformation, constellation, contour, cut, delineation, differentia, differential, distinctive feature, earmark, effect, eidolon, facet, fashion, feature, features, figuration, figure, figure-ground, flavor, form, format, formation, frame, framework, genre, gestalt, guise, gust, hallmark, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, image, imago, impress, impression, index, individualism, inner form, keynote, layout, light, likeness, lineaments, lines, look, main features, make, makeup, manner, mannerism, mark, marking, matrix, modality, mode, model, mold, nature, odor, outline, particularity, pattern, peculiarity, phase, phasis, Platonic form, Platonic idea, profile, property, prototype, quality, quirk, reference, regard, relief, respect, savor, seal, seeming, semblance, set, shape, shapes, side, significant form, silhouette, simulacrum, singularity, skeleton, slant, smack, specialty, stamp, structure, style, taint, tang, taste, token, total effect, tournure, trait, trick, turn, twist, type, view, viewpoint, wise |
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