Definition of formation

Definitions

Noun

an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"

Noun

the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

Noun

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"

Noun

(geology) the geological features of the earth

Noun

a particular spatial arrangement

Noun

natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"

Noun

creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"

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Synonyms

constitution establishment geological formation organisation organization shaping

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More General Terms

action activity arrangement beginning commencement creating by mental acts fabrication manufacture manufacturing natural action natural process object physical object placement start

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More Specific Terms

affixation aquifer backfield beach cave center chain chain of mountains cliff collectivisation collectivization colonisation colonization communisation communization crater delta depression diapir drop drop-off elevation encrustation federation filing flank flight folium foreshore forging fountain granulation grooving groundwater level head ice mass incline incrustation lakefront line massif metalwork metalworking military formation mineral vein monocline mountain chain mountain range mouth natural depression natural elevation natural spring oceanfront outflow outpouring range range of mountains raster rear relict reticulation ridge ridgeline rifling rig rigging scree secondary settlement shore side slope split spring talus turning unionisation unionization vein volcanic crater wall water level water table wing

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