configurative

Variant of configuration

noun

    1. arrangement of parts
    2. form or figure as determined by the arrangement of parts; contour; outline
  1. Chem. the structure of a compound, esp. in the spatial relation of atoms in the molecule
  2. gestalt
  3. Comput. the way in which a computer and peripheral equipment are interconnected and programmed to operate as a system

Origin: L configuratio < configurare, to form after < com-, together + figurare: see figure

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