Thesaurus: configuration

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1. n. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.
2. n. Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
3. n. an arrangement of parts or elements
4. n. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
5. 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.
6. Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of thehoroscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at anytime.They [astrologers] undertook . . . to determine the course of a man'scharacter and life from the configuration of the stars at the momentof his birth. Whewell.
7. n:100 n. an arrangement of parts or elements