n. | 1. | The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. |
2. | The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; | |
3. | A substance formed or deposited. | |
4. | (Geol.) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; | |
5. | (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. |
Noun | 1. | formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" |
2. | formation - a particular spatial arrangement | |
3. | formation - the fabrication of something in a particular shape Synonyms: shaping | |
4. | formation - 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" | |
5. | formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth Synonyms: geological formation | |
6. | formation - natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods" | |
7. | formation - creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories" |