noun (n)

• an arrangement of parts or elements(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  The outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time.
  

  Synonym:
  constellation
  

  source: wordnet30
• any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  conformation, contour, form, shape
  

  source: wordnet30
• Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing; shape; figure.(noun)

  source: webster1913