configuration
95
4.8
- noun
- /kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən/
- The computer's configuration can be easily modified to suit different user needs.
- network configuration
- product configuration
- social configuration
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Watch on YouTubeBut you see how the whole configuration changes when that happens.
- But you see how the whole configuration changes when that happens.
- But for now, it's stuck with a physical configuration of chips.
- So there are two possible stable configurations for this.
- At least that's why Porsche claims they went with that slat configuration.
- You need time to get to the right configuration.
- There is tremendous configuration on a per game basis.
Examples
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After several slight tweaks to the memory configuration, Daniel managed to run the report without incident.
Fiction book (1999) -
The motors will be available in almost any configuration for specific applications.
Academic text (2011) -
But you see how the whole configuration changes when that happens.
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But for now, it's stuck with a physical configuration of chips.
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But this is a new configuration.
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Look at the spatial configuration of the scene.
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A more important issue concerns the configuration of American studies in the various Turkish universities.
Academic text (1999) -
But it takes on different configurations depending on culture.
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So there are two possible stable configurations for this.
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Everyone seemed liberated by this new configuration; even the band sounded less rinky-dink.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
628
1.0
The visible form of a thing or person
382
1.3
The visible shape or structure of something
188
2.7
The way things are placed or organized in a place
131
3.5
The way the parts of something are arranged, like on a page or in a room
119
3.6
An arrangement of people or things in a pattern for a purpose
61
2.7
Arranging people or things in a neat, planned order
48
3.0
How things are arranged or planned so they work together
23
4.5
Shape or outline of something that shows its main parts
17
5.4
A group of people or things that together influence a result
4
7.0
How the parts of something are put together to make its shape
2
7.8
An order of parts or ideas that makes them easy to understand
1
6.1
An orderly arrangement of parts in a system, like wiring or city blocks
1
5.3
How things are placed in space near or far from each other
A neat arrangement of items for display or easy use
How Complex
467
3.8
- Specialized
53
5.1
95
4.8
48
3.0
131
3.5
190
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word configuration comes from Latin parts con- meaning 'together' and figura meaning 'shape', and it is like the English word figure. Think of a configuration as the 'shape' or pattern you see when all the parts are put together, which is why it means how things are arranged.