formation
(noun)
noun
1. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
- a defensive formation
- a formation of planes
Definition categories: group, arrangement
2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
Similar word(s): shaping
Definition categories: act, fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing
3. the act of forming or establishing something
Similar word(s): constitution, establishment, organisation, organization
Definition categories: act, beginning, commencement, start
4. (geology) the geological features of the earth
Definition categories: object
5. a particular spatial arrangement
Definition categories: man–made, arrangement, placement
6. natural process that causes something to form
- the formation of gas in the intestine
- the formation of crystals
- the formation of pseudopods
Definition categories: process, action, activity
7. creation by mental activity
- the formation of sentences
- the formation of memories
Definition categories: act