configuration
/kənˌfɪgjʊˈreɪʃən/noun
1- an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or combination构造, 结构; 配置; 布局：
the broad configuration of the economy remains capitalist.
经济体制的大致结构保持资本主义不变。
1.1
- Chemistry the fixed three-dimensional relationship of the atoms in a molecule, defined by the bonds between them【化】构型。比较CONFORMATION.
1.2
- Psychology another term for GESTALT.【心理】同GESTALT.
派生词
configurational
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting the relative position of celestial objects)： from late Latin configuratio（n-）， from Latin configurare 'shape after a pattern' （see CONFIGURE）.