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Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-fig-yuh-rey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : kənˌfɪg yəˈreɪ ʃən



Definition of configuration

Origin :
  • 1550s, from Latin configurationem (nominative configuratio), noun of action from past participle stem of configurare (see configure).
  • noun arrangement
Example sentences :
  • Owing to the configuration of the pass, that fifty could hold it against a thousand.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • Let us see how we may treat the surface by simple lines so as to indicate the configuration.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • A peacock's tail not merely in configuration but in its gorgeousness of color.
  • Extract from : « Where the Strange Trails Go Down » by E. Alexander Powell
  • In its configuration the island is elevated but not mountainous.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 » by Various
  • The sites of the first are determined by the configuration of the earth.
  • Extract from : « A History of Art in Chalda & Assyria, v. 1 » by Georges Perrot
  • That which was most remarkable in them was the frame and configuration of their parts.
  • Extract from : « Early Travels in Palestine » by Arculf et al.
  • Thus, of their own accord, they vary the configuration and extent of the cellules.
  • Extract from : « The Insect » by Jules Michelet
  • Of these, the configuration of Europe is the most irregular.
  • Extract from : « The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) » by Strabo
  • A word or two now as to the configuration of the oceanic trough.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of Earth Lore » by James Geikie
  • The configuration of the shingly beach changed while one looked at it.
  • Extract from : « The Home of the Blizzard » by Douglas Mawson

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