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English Dictionary: formation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for formation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
formation n an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" the act of fabricating something in a particular shape Synonym(s): formation, shaping 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" Synonym(s): constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation (geology) the geological features of the earth Synonym(s): geological formation, formation a particular spatial arrangement natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods" creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Formation \Forma"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.