v. i. [ L. configuratus, p. p. of configurare to form or after; con- + figurare to form, figura form. See Figure. ] To take form or position, as the parts of a complex structure; to agree with a pattern. [ 1913 Webster ]
Known by the name of uniformity;
Where pyramids to pyramids relate
And the whole fabric doth configurate. Jordan. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. configuratio. ]
It is the variety of configurations [ of the mouth ] . . . which gives birth and origin to the several vowels. Harris. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Psychol.) an approach to psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties.
v. t.