English to English
noun
- an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
A defensive formation.
A formation of planes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (geology) the geological features of the earth
source: WordNet 3.0
- a particular spatial arrangement
source: WordNet 3.0
- natural process that causes something to form
The formation of gas in the intestine.
The formation of crystals.
The formation of pseudopods.
source: WordNet 3.0
- creation by mental activity
The formation of sentences.
The formation of memories.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.
source: Webster 1913
