1. relating to or determined by the arrangement or structure of parts or elements in a particular form or pattern
Usage: commonly used in chemistry, physics, and molecular biology
2. of or relating to the spatial arrangement of atoms or groups in a molecule, especially as it affects chemical properties
Usage: chemistry and biochemistry term

Examples

• The configurational isomers of the compound have different biological activities.
• Changes in the configurational arrangement of the protein affected its function.
• Configurational analysis helped scientists understand the molecule's behavior.
• The drug's configurational properties determine how it binds to the receptor.
• Configurational entropy plays a key role in polymer physics.
• The two compounds differ only in their configurational structure.