| Definitions of 'formation' |
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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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