configuration vs montage

configuration

noun
  • The way things are arranged or put together in order to achieve a result. 

  • Relative position or aspect of the planets; the face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions of the planets at any time. 

  • Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing's shape; figure; form factor. 

  • The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal. 

  • 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. 

montage

noun
  • The art or process of doing this. 

  • A composite work, particularly an artwork, created by assembling or putting together other elements such as pieces of music, pictures, texts, videos, etc. 

verb
  • To combine into, or depict as, a montage. 

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