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1. | [ noun ] an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit | |
Examples: | "a defensive formation" "a formation of planes" |
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Related terms: | arrangement arrangement line rear line head flight flank center backfield secondary military_formation form | |
2. | [ noun ] the fabrication of something in a particular shape | |
Synonyms: | shaping | |
Related terms: | fabrication filing grooving forging granulation metalworking shape shape | |
3. | [ noun ] the act of forming something | |
Synonyms: | establishment organization constitution organisation | |
Examples: | "the constitution of a PTA group last year" "it was the establishment of his reputation" "he still remembers the organization of the club" |
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Related terms: | beginning colonization communization federation unionization collectivization establish establish form shape organize organize unionize | |
4. | [ noun ] the geological features of the earth | |
Synonyms: | geology geological_formation | |
Related terms: | natural_object shore wall beach slope spring natural_depression cliff mouth range delta oceanfront ice_mass talus relict lakefront massif folium vein ridge foreshore water_table natural_elevation pillars_of_hercules monocline diapir aquifer geology | |
5. | [ noun ] a particular arrangement | |
Related terms: | placement arrangement split raster rig shape | |
6. | [ noun ] natural process that causes something to form | |
Examples: | "the formation of gas in the intestine" "the formation of crystals" "the formation of pseudopods" |
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Related terms: | natural_process reticulation encrustation | |
7. | [ noun ] creation by mental activity | |
Examples: | "the formation of sentences" "the formation of memories" |
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Related terms: | creating_by_mental_acts affixation form | |
Similar spelling: |
format formatting formative fourhanded |