configuration C1 Topic:Technology & Computing US /kənˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ UK /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #23473 Meanings 1 noun The way the parts of something are arranged or put together. The engineers tested several configurations of the new device. 2 noun The way a computer system or software is set up to suit its users. The software requires a specific configuration to run properly. 3 noun The overall shape or form of something, defined by its outline. The strange configuration of the coastline made the map hard to read. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the way the parts of... arrangementsetuplayout 3 noun · the overall shape or form... shapeform Word family Forms configurations Derived forms autoconfigurationconfigurationalconfigurationismdeconfigurationmicroconfigurationmisconfigurationmulticonfigurationnanoconfigurationpreconfigurationreconfigurationsubconfiguration Related forms configuratorconfigure Etymology AI details From Middle French configuration, from Latin cōnfigūrātiō. Morphologically configure + -ation. configuration Middle French cōnfigūrātiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Technology & Computing Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # configuration **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kənˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /kənˌfɪɡ.əˈɹeɪ̯.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 23473 ## Meanings 1. The way the parts of something are arranged or put together. 2. The way a computer system or software is set up to suit its users. 3. The overall shape or form of something, defined by its outline. ## Examples - The engineers tested several configurations of the new device. - The software requires a specific configuration to run properly. - The strange configuration of the coastline made the map hard to read. ## Derived Forms - autoconfiguration - configurational - configurationism - deconfiguration - microconfiguration - misconfiguration - multiconfiguration - nanoconfiguration - preconfiguration - reconfiguration - subconfiguration ## Related Forms - configurator - configure ## Roots and Affixes - Root: configuration - Root: cōnfigūrātiō ## Etymology From Middle French configuration, from Latin cōnfigūrātiō. Morphologically configure + -ation. ## AI Etymology Configuration is from Middle French configuration, from Latin cōnfigūrātiō. Morphologically configure + -ation. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include configuration (Middle French) and cōnfigūrātiō (Latin). Current senses include the way the parts of something are arranged or put together, the way a computer system or software is set up to suit its users, and the overall shape or form of something, defined by its outline. The wider family includes derived forms such as autoconfiguration, configurational, configurationism, deconfiguration, and microconfiguration and related words such as configurator and configure. ## Topics - Technology & Computing - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown