01 n. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing; shape; figure.
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Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing; shape; figure.“It is the variety of configurations [of the mouth] . . . which gives birth and origin to the several vowels.” — Harris.
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Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time.(Astrol.)“They [astrologers] undertook . . . to determine the course of a man's character and life from the configuration of the stars at the moment of his birth.” — Whewell.