configuration
noun
the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
configurations
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pluralof configuration.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The venue's official seated capacity is just under 74,000, but boxing configurations allow for even larger crowds.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
A posse of extras clad in white jumpsuits and little black aprons would occasionally flood the set, tidying up and moving the furniture into new configurations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“By combining applied AI with decades of sophisticated business rules, regulatory compliance, security models, data models and customer configurations, we enable customers to continuously realize AI’s value,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
There’s a staggering amount of Norman Rockwells, some in interesting configurations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The basic element, carbon, is one whose atoms have an almost infinite capacity for uniting with each other in chains and rings and various other configurations, and for becoming linked with atoms of other substances.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
