configuration Definition

configuration
noun

1. The positioning or distribution of the parts of something, relative to each other.

Thesaurus: arrangement, structure, disposition, gestalt, deployment.
2. An outline or external shape.
3a. chem.
The spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule;
3b. physics.
The arrangement of electrons in orbitals around the nucleus of an atom.

Etymology: 17c: from Latin configuratio, from configurare to form or fashion.