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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Configuration \Con*fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. configuratio.] 1. Form as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure. It is the variety of configurations [of the mouth] . . . which gives birth and origin to the several vowels. --Harris. 2. (Astrol.) Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time. They [astrologers] undertook . . . to determine the course of a man's character and life from the configuration of the stars at the moment of his birth. --Whewell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: configuration n 1: an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" [syn: {constellation}] 2: any spatial attribute (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: {shape}, {form}, {contour}]
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