Skip to main content
configurational

configurational

1 9.0
The way parts are arranged to form a structure, like a molecule or building
  • adjective
  • /kənˌfɪɡjəˈreɪʃənl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : configuracional
  • Understanding configurational changes in the material can help predict its behavior under stress.
  • configurational knowledge

Examples

  • Historical and theological tasks are intertwined in the imaginative configurational act and in the analysis of Christian narratives.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The Context of Human Discourse: A Configurational Criticism of Rhetoric.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Fig. 16: Definitions related to the configurational motion problem.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Well, so what's our molecular partition function for this configurational degree of freedom, right?

  • In this section, we investigate the mesh sensitivity of the configurational forces.

    Academic text (2018)
  • However, the authors are unaware of any study that has utilized this method to assess the configurational knowledge of visually impaired individuals.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Configurational forces have been computed via a gradient-enhanced mixed-dual variational formulation.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Investigation of the mesh sensitivity related to the computed configurational forces has highlighted that the pertinent formulation results in computable quantities for both types of problems examined in the paper: a smooth interface and an edge crack.

    Academic text (2018)
  • The configurational design of the new building maximizes natural light and energy efficiency.

  • Engineers focused on the configurational aspects of the device to improve its overall performance.

Synonyms

structural
vsconfigurational
  • Specialized
101 4.2

The parts of a building or object that keep it strong and standing

is about arrangement or configuration of parts more generally
conformational
vsconfigurational
  • Specialized
1 7.9

Relating to the shape and arrangement of parts of a molecule or object

is broader applying to arrangement or structure across contexts
configural
vsconfigurational
  • Specialized
8.9

Showing how parts fit together in a whole

focuses on general arrangement or structure rather than integrated relations
constructional
vsconfigurational
5.6

About how something is built or put together

highlights arrangement as a result rather than building process
formational
vsconfigurational
6.3

About the shape or arrangement of something

stresses overall arrangement or structure beyond physical shaping

Compounds

9.9

A molecule that can change into another form only if its strong bonds are broken and made again

Surface Forms

configurational positive

Morphology

configurational = configuration (transparent) = configur + ation + al

The adjective is formed regularly from 'configuration' plus '-al', preserving the meaning 'relating to configuration'.

Etymology

The word configurational comes from parts that mean 'together' and 'shape': con- 'together' and figure 'shape'. So configurational describes how parts are put 'together' into a shape or order, which is why it means relating to the arrangement or structure of parts.