different between figuration vs configuration

English

Etymology

Late Middle English figuracion, from Middle French figuration, from Latin fig?r? (“to form”). Equivalent to figurate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

figuration (countable and uncountable, plural figurations)

1. The act of giving figure or determinate form.
2. The form of something, its outline or boundaries.
3. Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
4. Mixture of concords and discords.
5. (art) The representation of an object through visual forms.
6. (sociology) A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.

Derived terms

• figurational

Anagrams

• autofiring

English

Etymology

From Middle French configuration, from Latin c?nfig?r?ti?.Morphologically configure +? -ation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??.??re?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k?n?f??.j??re?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

configuration (countable and uncountable, plural configurations)

1. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor.
2. Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.
3. The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result.
4. (physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.
5. (algebra) 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.

Synonyms

• (form): constitution; see also Thesaurus:composition

Related terms

• configure
• configurator

Coordinate terms

• (chemistry): conformation

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

configuration f (plural configurations)

1. configuration

Related terms

• configurer

Further reading

• “configuration” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).