'Formation' definitions:

Definition of 'formation'

From: WordNet
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An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
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The act of fabricating something in a particular shape [syn: formation, shaping]
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The act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [syn: constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation]
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(geology) the geological features of the earth [syn: geological formation, formation]
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A particular spatial arrangement
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Natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
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Creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"

Definition of 'Formation'

From: GCIDE
  • Formation \For*ma"tion\ (f[o^]r*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. formatio: cf. F. formation.]
  • 1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. --Beattie. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A substance formed or deposited. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Geol.) (a) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations. (b) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. --Farrow. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'formation'

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