Formation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
a formation of planes
- the act of forming or establishing something (syn: constitution, establishment, organization)
- (geology) the geological features of the earth
- a particular spatial arrangement
- natural process that causes something to form
the formation of crystals
the formation of pseudopods
the formation of memories
Extra examples
The book explains the formation of the planets.
The soldiers were marching in formation.
The team ran on the field and lined up in a punt formation.
It's expected that the president will announce the formation of a new government.
We now know a lot more about the early stages of planetary formation.
Marx founded a new science: the science of the history of social formations.
The bombers were in attack formation.
...visitors to the mountain range had long noted that the natural rock formation bore a striking resemblance to the visage of a man...
The presence of dust clouds has been taken as evidence of recent star formation.
One by one, each jet banked and dropped away from the formation.
Word forms
singular: formation
plural: formations
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