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单词 configuration
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•fig•u•ra•tion /kənˌfɪgyəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. the arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
con•fig•u•ra•tion  (kən fig′yə rāshən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
  2. external form, as resulting from this; conformation.
  3. Astronomy
    • the relative position or aspect of heavenly bodies.
    • a group of stars.
  4. Chemistryan atomic spatial arrangement that is fixed by the chemical bonding in a molecule and that cannot be altered without breaking bonds (contrasted with conformation).
  5. Computingthe totality of a computer and the devices connected to it:A common microcomputer configuration consists of a computer, two disk drives, a monitor, and a printer.
  • Late Latin configūrātiōn- (stem of configūrātiō), equivalent. to Latin configūrāt(us) shaped like its model, past participle of configūrāre to mold, shape (con- con- + figūr(a) figure + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
  • 1550–60
con•fig′u•ration•al, con•fig•u•ra•tive  (kən figyər ə tiv, -yə rā′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.  con•fig′u•ration•al•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
configuration /kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən/ n
  1. the arrangement of the parts of something
  2. the external form or outline achieved by such an arrangement
  3. the unit or pattern in perception studied by Gestalt psychologists
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin configūrātiō a similar formation, from configūrāre to model on something, from figūrāre to shape, fashion

conˌfiguˈrational, conˈfigurative adj
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