configuration
/kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/US/kənˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/
configuration noun: the form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
Noun
configuration (countable and uncountable, plural configurations)
- The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- The engineers tested several configurations of the new device.
- The mountain range has a unique configuration.
- Synonyms:
- constitution, figure, form factor, arrangement, composition, format, form, makeup, structure
- The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
- The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
- The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.
- The software requires a specific configuration to run properly.
- The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.
configuration meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
configuration in Tamil
- அமைவடிவம், அமைவடிவாக்கம், அமைப்புவடிவாக்கம், உள்ளமைவு
configuration in Urdu
- ہیئت, ساخت, ترکیب, وضع
configuration in Bengali
- relative positions of a set of things
- কান্ফিগিউরেইশ্ন্ kanphigiureiśn
- physics, chemistry: arrangement of electrons
- কান্ফিগিউরেইশ্ন্ kanphigiureiśn
configuration in Telugu
- ఆకృతీకరణ, కాన్ఫిగరేషన్
More languagesFewer languages
- configuration in Malayalam
- വിന്യാസം, രൂപരേഖ
- configuration in Kannada
- ವಿನ್ಯಾಸ, ರೂಪುರೇಖೆ, ಸಮಗ್ರಾಕೃತಿ, ಅಟ್ಟಣೆ
- configuration in Gujarati
- રૂપરેખાંકન
- configuration in Odia
- ବିନ୍ଯ଼ାସ
- configuration in Nepali
- कन्फिगरेसन, कन्फिगरेशन
- configuration in Tagalog
- pagsasaayos
- configuration in Arabic
- تَهايُؤ tahāyuʔ
- configuration in Malay
- tatarajah, tatabentuk, konfigurasi
- configuration in Indonesian
- konfigurasi
- configuration in Persian
- پیکربندی peykarbandi, پیکرال
- configuration in Vietnamese
- cấu hình
Examples of configuration in a sentence
- The system of rivers in a drainage basin has a dendritic configuration.
- The building code includes a schedule of acceptable configurations.
- Modern landing gear usually has a tricycle configuration.
Synonyms of configuration
Forms of configuration
| plural | configurations |
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Origin of configuration
From Middle French configuration, from Latin cōnfigūrātiō. Morphologically configure + -ation.
Words formed from configuration
- autoconfiguration
- configurational
- configurationism
- configurationist
- configuration language
- configuration section
- Cremona-Richmond configuration
- deconfiguration
- Desargues configuration
- electron configuration
- microconfiguration
- misconfiguration
- multiconfiguration
- nanoconfiguration
- preconfiguration
- reconfiguration
- software configuration management
- source configuration management
- subconfiguration
Phrases with configuration
Words that rhyme with configuration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about configuration
- What does configuration mean?
- Configuration means the form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- What is configuration in Tamil?
- Configuration in Tamil is அமைவடிவம், அமைவடிவாக்கம், அமைப்புவடிவாக்கம். See Configuration meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is configuration?
- Configuration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce configuration?
- Configuration is pronounced /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of configuration?
- The plural of configuration is configurations.
Words near configuration in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: configuration (page history and authors); configuration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); configuration (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); configuration (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configuration (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); configuration (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); configuration (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configuration (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); configuration (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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