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configuration (컨**피**규**레이**션)the arrangement of elements or parts of something in a particular form, figure, or combination

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the arrangement of elements or parts of something in a particular form, figure, or combination

Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˌfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 구성, 배치, 설정

Korean pronunciation: 컨**피**규**레이**션

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother spent three hours trying to understand her new TV's configuration menu.
  • The IT department changed the email server configuration without telling anyone.
  • The molecular configuration of caffeine explains why coffee makes you feel so energetic.

configuration

NOUN

//kənˌfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən//

the arrangement of elements or parts of something in a particular form, figure, or combination

configuration concept
💡 Concept

The technician adjusts the computer's hardware configuration for optimal performance

configuration rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Perfect configuration brings clear information to the station!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kənˌfɪɡjəˈreɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcon--
Rootfigur
Suffix--ation

Origin

From Latin 'configurare' meaning 'to shape together,' composed of the prefix 'con-' (together) and 'figurare' (to shape or form), derived from 'figura' (figure or shape). The word entered English in the 16th century through French.

🎵Rhyme

nationstationcreationinformation
nation
station
creation
information

🔗Collocations

system configuration
network configuration
default configuration
configuration file
hardware configuration
software configuration
optimal configuration

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother spent three hours trying to understand her new TV's configuration menu.

The IT department changed the email server configuration without telling anyone.

The molecular configuration of caffeine explains why coffee makes you feel so energetic.

😄 Fun example

He kept changing his desk configuration, but his productivity remained the same.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

arrangementsetuplayoutstructureorganization

Antonyms

disarraychaosdisorder

Related

configurefigureformationcompositionarchitecture

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