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Formation

Formation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Formation? [n] the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation,"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" [n] the fabrication of something in a particular shape [n] creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories" [n] a particular spatial arrangement [n] an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" [n] the geological features of the earth [n] natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Formation: constitution \| establishment \| geological formation \| geology \| organisation \| organization \| shaping Related Terms \| Find terms related to Formation: accumulation \| acronym \| acrostic \| aesthetic form \| allocation \| allotment \| anatomy \| appearance \| apportionment \| archetype \| architectonics \| architecture \| arrangement \| array \| arraying \| art form \| assemblage \| assembly \| avyayibhava \| back formation \| build \| building \| buildup \| cast \| casting \| clipped word \| close formation \| collation \| collocation \| combination \| composition \| compound \| concord \| configuration \| conformation \| conjugate \| constitution \| construction \| conversion \| crafting \| craftsmanship \| creation \| crystallization \| cultivation \| cut \| deployment \| design \| development \| devising \| display \| disposal \| disposition \| distribution \| dvandva \| dvigu \| echelon \| effectuation \| efformation \| elaboration \| embodiment \| endocentric compound \| erection \| establishment \| exocentric compound \| extraction \| fabric \| fabrication \| fashion \| fashioning \| figuration \| figure \| forging \| form \| format \| formation flying \| formature \| forming \| formulation \| foundation \| founding \| frame \| framing \| generation \| genesis \| genre \| getup \| grouping \| growing \| handicraft \| handiwork \| harmony \| harvesting \| impression \| inauguration \| inception \| incorporation \| inner form \| installation \| institution \| junction \| layout \| lineup \| machining \| make \| makeup \| making \| manufacture \| manufacturing \| marshaling \| materialization \| matrix \| milling \| mining \| mixture \| modality \| mode \| model \| modeling \| mold \| molding \| morphogenesis \| morphogeny \| order \| ordering \| organic structure \| organism \| organization \| organizing \| paronym \| pattern \| patterning \| peace \| physique \| piecing together \| placement \| plan \| Platonic form \| Platonic idea \| prefabrication \| preparation \| processing \| producing \| production \| proportion \| prototype \| putting together \| quiet \| quietude \| raising \| realization \| refining \| regimentation \| regularity \| routine \| sculpture \| set \| setting-up \| setup \| set-up \| shape \| shaping \| significant form \| smelting \| spoonerism \| stamp \| structure \| structuring \| style \| symmetry \| syneresis \| syntax \| synthesis \| system \| tatpurusha \| tectonics \| texture \| tissue \| tranquillity \| turn \| type \| uniformity \| warp and woof \| weave \| web \| word form \| workmanship See Also \| action \| activity \| affixation \| aquifer \| arrangement \| arrangement \| backfield \| beach \| beginning \| center \| chain \| chain of mountains \| cliff \| collectivisation \| collectivization \| colonisation \| colonization \| commencement \| communisation \| communization \| creating by mental acts \| delta \| depression \| drop \| drop-off \| elevation \| encrustation \| fabrication \| federation \| filing \| flank \| flight \| folium \| foreshore \| forging \| fountain \| granulation \| grooving \| groundwater level \| head \| ice mass \| incline \| incrustation \| lakefront \| line \| manufacture \| massif \| metalwork \| metalworking \| military formation \| mineral vein \| mountain chain \| mountain range \| mouth \| natural action \| natural depression \| natural elevation \| natural object \| natural process \| natural spring \| oceanfront \| outflow \| outpouring \| Pillars of Hercules \| placement \| range \| range of mountains \| raster \| rear \| relict \| reticulation \| ridge \| rifling \| rig \| rigging \| scree \| secondary \| settlement \| shore \| side \| slope \| split \| spring \| start \| talus \| unionisation \| unionization \| vein \| wall \| water level \| water table \| wing Formation In Webster's Dictionary \For*ma"tion\, n. [L. formatio: cf. F. formation.] 1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. --Beattie. 2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart. 3. A substance formed or deposited. 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. 5. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. --Farrow.

Formation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Formation?

[n] the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation,"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
[n] the fabrication of something in a particular shape
[n] creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"
[n] a particular spatial arrangement
[n] an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
[n] the geological features of the earth
[n] natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"

Formation In Webster's Dictionary

\For*ma"tion\, n. [L. formatio: cf. F. formation.]
1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a
   shaping. --Beattie.

2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure;
   construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar
   formation of the heart.

3. A substance formed or deposited.

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.

5. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a
   square, column, etc. --Farrow.

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