configurationaladj.
/kənfɪɡjʊəˈreɪʃənəl/ Of or relating to configuration; configurative.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > psychology of perception > object of perception > structure perceived as a whole > [adjective] > relating to Gestalt theory
configurational1925
configurationist1925
gestaltist1931
the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaping or able to shape
informativea1398
shaping1398
forging1593
plastical1615
effigiating1616
plastic1624
forming1644
efformative1647
plasmatical1647
plasmatic1651
moulding1665
fashionative1693
modelizing1716
configurating1808
configurative1817
formatory1868
crystallizing1883
configurational1969
the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > [adjective] > organic structure > configuration
configurational1969
1925 H. Helson in Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. July 343 I seek to portray the main points of departure in configurational theory.
1931 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 22 112 Gestalt psychologists might..emphasize the importance of the configurational properties of the different targets.
1937 R. H. Lowie Hist. Ethnol. Theory xiv. 278 The Eskimo..would form an ideal subject for configurational treatment.
1953 N. Tinbergen Herring Gull's World xix. 166 Such experiences demonstrate the tendency to perceive the whole rather than its parts. Configurational perception makes you overlook details which may be quite obvious when an analytic effort has made you aware of them.
1955 R. Jakobson in S. Saporta & J. R. Bastian Psycholinguistics (1961) 420/2 Again, in Czech, the main stress..is a configurational feature.
1960 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 May 282/2 Purely formalist criticism of poetry..would be another name for ‘configurational’ criticism.
1969 Nature 16 Aug. 732/1 An increase in the configurational entropy of the specimen as a result of molecular reorientation.
Derivatives
configuˈrationally adv.
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the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > [adverb] > configuration
configurationally1929
1929 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. i. 345 The authors have effected the epimerisation of several methylated lactones which are configurationally inter-related.
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