configuration

  1. Noun.  Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
  2. Noun.  Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
  3. Noun.  The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
  4. Noun.  (context, physics) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.

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