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1. (n.) formation
the act or process of forming or the state of being formed.
2. formation
the manner in which a thing is formed; formal structure or arrangement.
3. formation
a particular arrangement or disposition of persons, as of troops or players on a team.
4. formation
any required assembling of the soldiers of a unit.
5. formation
a body of rocks classed as a stratigraphic unit for geologic mapping.
6. formation
the process of depositing rock or mineral of a particular composition or origin.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) formation
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
"a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
2. (noun) formation, shaping
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
3. (noun) constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation
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"
4. (noun) geological formation, formation
(geology) the geological features of the earth
5. (noun) formation
a particular spatial arrangement
6. (noun) formation
natural process that causes something to form
"the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
7. (noun) formation
creation by mental activity
"the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"
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1. (noun) formation
development or creation
the formation of crystals; the formation of a protest group
2. formation
an arrangement of sth, or a pattern made by sth
aircraft flying in formation
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) FORMATION
the act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping
2. (noun) FORMATION
the manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart
3. (noun) FORMATION
a substance formed or deposited
4. (noun) FORMATION
mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations
5. (noun) FORMATION
a group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation
6. (noun) FORMATION
the arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc
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| Definition of 'FORMATION' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. FORMATION
1. An ordered arrangement of troops and/or vehicles for a specific purpose. 2. An ordered arrangement of two or more ships, units, or aircraft proceeding together under a commander.
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Sense: the act of forming or making
He agreed to the formation of a music society.
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 Afrikaans: formasie |
 Arabic: تَشْكيل، تَكْوين، إنْشاء |
 Bulgarian: образуване |
 Brazilian: formação |
 Czech: utvoření |
 German: die Gründung |
 Danish: oprettelse |
 Greek: σχηματισμός, ίδρυση |
 Spanish: formación |
 Estonian: moodustamine, asutamine |
 Farsi: شکل گیری |
 Finnish: muodostaminen |
 French: formation, création |
 Hebrew: עִיצוּב |
 Hindi: गठन |
 Croatian: stvaranje, formiranje |
 Hungarian: (meg)alakítás |
 Indonesian: pembentukan |
 Icelandic: myndun |
 Italian: costituzione |
 Japanese: 組織 |
 Korean: 형성 |
 Lithuanian: sudarymas |
 Latvian: veidošana; organizēšana |
 Malay: pembentukan |
 Dutch: oprichting |
 Norwegian: danning, dannelse |
 Polish: (u)tworzenie |
 Persian: شکل گیری |
 Pashto: رغونه، ساختمان |
 Portuguese: formação |
 Romanian: formare, creare |
 Russian: образование, формирование |
 Slovak: vytvorenie, vznik |
 Slovenian: oblikovanje |
 Serbian: stvaranje |
 Swedish: bildande |
 Thai: การจัดตั้ง |
 Turkish: kurma, tertip |
 Taiwanese: 組成 |
 Ukrainian: утворення; формування |
 Urdu: بنانے یا شکل دینے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự hình thành; sự thành l |
 Chinese: 组成 |
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