CONFIGURATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke
    Hypernyms(s) configuration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • an arrangement of parts or elements
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time
    Hypernyms(s) configuration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)