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CONFIGURATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
Example:
he could barely make out their shapes
Synonyms:
configuration; conformation; contour; form; shape
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("configuration" is a kind of...):
spatial property; spatiality (any property relating to or occupying space)
Attribute:
straight (having no deviations)
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "configuration"):
keenness; sharpness (thinness of edge or fineness of point)
bluntness; dullness (without sharpness or clearness of edge or point)
topography (the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features)
lobularity (the property of having lobules)
concaveness; concavity (the property possessed by a concave shape)
convexity; convexness (the property possessed by a convex shape)
angularity (the property possessed by a shape that has angles)
narrowing (an instance of becoming narrow)
curvature; curve (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface)
roundness (the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular)
straightness (freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles)
crookedness (having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles)
stratification (a layered configuration)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An arrangement of parts or elements
Example:
the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time
Synonyms:
configuration; constellation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("configuration" is a kind of...):
design; plan (an arrangement scheme)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "configuration"):
redundancy ((electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails)
network topology; topology (the configuration of a communication network)
chunking; unitisation; unitization ((psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units)
Derivation:
configure (set up for a particular purpose)
Context examples:
This unstable electron configuration causes these chemicals to be highly reactive with other molecules.
(Oxygen radical, NCI Thesaurus)
Pattern Formation is a developmental morphogenetic process that establishes basic configurations of cellular organization necessary for further and accurate development of the spatial arrangements of embryonic tissue.
(Pattern Formation, NCI Thesaurus)
The unique mirror-image configuration of this agent renders it resistant to hydrolysis and shows a low antigenicity profile.
(PEG-linked L-RNA Oligonucleotide Hepcidin-targeting Agent NOX-H94, NCI Thesaurus)
Estrogens that are not steroids, but have a structural configuration resembling steroids and may mimic steroidal estrogen effect or bind to estrogen receptors.
(Non-Steroidal Estrogen, NCI Thesaurus)
A provisional entity describing precursor lymphoid neoplasms that express CD56 and immature T-cell markers, lack B-lymphoid and myeloid markers, and have the immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor genes in the germline configuration.
(Natural Killer Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The spatial outline of an object as described by the configuration of straight or curved lines.
(Geometric Shape, NCI Thesaurus)
A monounsaturated long-chain fatty acid with a 20-carbon backbone and the sole double bond originating from the 9th position from the methyl end, with the bond in the cis- configuration.
(Gondoic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with unsatisfactory installation, configuration, and/or setup of a specific device or technology.
(Installation-Related Problem Associated with Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)
This configuration includes bacteriostatic, cell-wall inhibiting antibiotics, such as penicillins and cephalosporins, their analogs and derivatives, such as the penem (or penam) compounds, clavulanic acids, and monobactams.
(Beta-Lactam Antibiotic, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The (+) enantiomer has the R and S configuration at C-2, and C-3, respectively.
(Cianidanol, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)
