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formation

/ formation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the fabrication of something in a particular shape
Type of:
fabrication manufacture
Kinds of:
filing forging metalworking metalwork granulation
Derived:
shape form work mold mould
noun Sense 2
creation by mental activity
"the formation of sentences"
"the formation of memories"
Type of:
creating by mental acts
Kinds of:
affixation
Derived:
form take form take shape spring
noun Sense 3
a particular spatial arrangement
Type of:
placement arrangement
Kinds of:
raster rig rigging split
Derived:
shape form work mold mould
noun Sense 4
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
"a defensive formation"
"a formation of planes"
Type of:
arrangement
Kinds of:
flight military formation backfield secondary line
Derived:
form organize organise
noun Sense 5
natural process that causes something to form
"the formation of gas in the intestine"
"the formation of crystals"
"the formation of pseudopods"
Type of:
natural process natural action action
Kinds of:
incrustation encrustation reticulation
noun Sense 6
(geology) the geological features of the earth
Type of:
natural object
Kinds of:
aquifer beach cliff drop drop-off
Domain:
geology
noun Sense 7
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"
Type of:
beginning start commencement
Kinds of:
unionization unionisation collectivization collectivisation communization
Derived:
unionize unionise organize organise form
Semantic Complexity
61%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
63
Times Searched
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fabrication manufacture filing forging metalworking metalwork granulation creating by mental acts affixation placement arrangement raster