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configuration
/kənˌfɪɡjɚˈeɪʃən/
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The beginning is light, with a smaller beat in the middle. Keep the g hard and let the later ay vowel stand out before the final shun sound.
5 syllables · Stress on syllable 4
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does configuration mean?
noun
- The form of a thing, as depending on the relative placement of the parts of a thing's shape.
- The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
- The aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
More meanings (4)
noun
- The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
- A finite set of points and lines (and sometimes planes), generally with equal numbers of points per line and equal numbers of lines per point.
- The way a computing environment (physical or software) is set up or customized to the needs of its users.
- The process of customizing a computing environment in this way.
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IPA pronunciation
/kənˌfɪɡjɚˈeɪʃən/
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After having sketched its moral face, it will not prove unprofitable to point out, in a few words, its material configuration.
The Casterbridge doctors must have pined away for want of sufficient nourishment but for the configuration of the landscape on the north-eastern side.
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They depend upon local causes—the configuration of coasts, the shapes of straits, the accidents of bold promontories round which they play their little part.
It started in a mild, statistical way, restricting itself to the present fauna and flora and to the present configuration of land and water.
The cranium, however, which is better-preserved, the mandibles and certain details of the general configuration lead me to suspect the larva of a Lamellicorn.