Definition of: configuration

(kən·flg′yə·rā′shən) noun
1. Structural arrangement; conformation; contour.
2. Psychol. In the Gestalt theory, a static or dynamic aggregate of sensations, feelings, reflexes, and ideas so organized as to function as a unit in individual behavior.
3. Physics The spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule or of nucleons and electrons in an atom.
— con·fig′u·ra′tion·ism noun