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Dictionary: con·fig·u·ra·tion   (kən-fĭg'yə-rā'shən) pronunciation
n.
    1. Arrangement of parts or elements.
    2. The form, as of a figure, determined by the arrangement of its parts or elements. See synonyms at form.
  1. Psychology. Gestalt.
  2. Chemistry. The structural arrangement of atoms in a compound or molecule.
  3. Computer Science.
    1. The way in which a computer system is set up: changed the configuration by resetting the parameters.
    2. The set of constituent components, such as memory, a hard disk, a monitor, and an operating system, that make up a computer system.
    3. The way that the components of a computer network are connected.
configurationally con·fig'u·ra'tion·al·ly adv.
configurative con·fig'u·ra'tive or con·fig'u·ra'tion·al adj.

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Chemistry Dictionary: configuration
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1. The arrangement of atoms or groups in a molecule. 2. The arrangement of electrons about the nucleus of an atom.




In chemistry, the arrangement in space of the atoms in a molecule. It is especially important in organic chemistry (see organic compound), in which each carbon atom in a molecule can form from two to four covalent bonds (see bonding) with as many as four other atoms. A carbon atom with four single bonds, for example, lies at the centre of a tetrahedron, with one bond extending to each corner; if three or all four atoms bonded to the carbon are different, the structure that results has two different mirror-image (see optical activity; isomer) forms, similar to left- and right-handed gloves. Configuration issues also apply to some inorganic compounds. Until late in the 20th century, chemists struggled to determine the true three-dimensional form (absolute configuration) of a molecule experimentally, but modern optical and chemical methods have greatly simplified the task. The term electronic configuration refers to the number of electrons in the various shells of an atom, which defines its chemical reactivity and the type of bonding in which it participates.

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Thesaurus: configuration
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noun

    The external outline of a thing: cast, figure, form, pattern, shape. See surface/depth.

Architecture: configuration
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The spatial arrangement of wood particles, chips, flakes, or fibers used in particleboard, fiberboard, etc.


Veterinary Dictionary: configuration
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1. in anatomical terms the general form of a body.
2. in chemistry, the arrangement in space of the atoms of a molecule.

Wikipedia: Configuration
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The term configuration has several meanings:

See also

  • CONFIG.SYS, the primary configuration file for MS-DOS and OS/2 operating system

Translations: Configuration
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - opbygning, konfiguration, form, aspekt

Nederlands (Dutch)
configuratie, gestalt

Français (French)
n. - configuration

Deutsch (German)
n. - Konfiguration, Gestalt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαρθρωτική δομή, διαμόρφωση

Italiano (Italian)
configurazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - configuração (f)

Русский (Russian)
конфигурация

Español (Spanish)
n. - configuración

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gestalt, form, konfiguration (astron.), konfigurering (data.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
结构, 形态, 表面配置, 行星的方位

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 結構, 形態, 表面配置, 行星的方位

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 배치, 형태, 컴퓨터의 구성

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 配置, 外形, 形状

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تشكيله, تركيبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מערך, צורה, תצורה, מבנה, קונפיגורציה‬


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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Chemistry Dictionary. A Dictionary of Chemistry. Sixth Edition. Copyright © Market House Books Ltd, 2008. All rights reserved.  Read more
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Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Architecture. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
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