arrangement

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the spatial property of the way in which something is placed

   the arrangement of the furniture

2. 2
   noun

   an organized structure for arranging or classifying

   They changed the arrangement of the topics.

3. 3
   noun

   the thing arranged or agreed to

   they made arrangements to meet in Chicago

4. 4
   noun

   A particular way in which items are organized.

   The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that most cameras mimic this arrangement.

5. 5
   noun

   the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music

6. 6
   noun

   a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments

7. 7
   noun

   an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit

8. 8
   noun

   The act of arranging.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor. Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengier Old French arangier French arranger Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French arrangementbor. English arrangement From French arrangement. Morphologically arrange + -ment.