1. formation - noun
· an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
Hypernym(s): arrangement
2. formation - noun
· the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
Synonym(s): shaping
Hypernym(s): fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing
3. formation - 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"
Synonym(s): constitution, establishment, organization, organisation
Hypernym(s): beginning, start, commencement
4. formation - noun
· (geology) the geological features of the earth
Synonym(s): geological_formation
Hypernym(s): object, physical_object
5. formation - noun
· a particular spatial arrangement
Hypernym(s): placement, arrangement
6. formation - noun
· natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
Hypernym(s): natural_process, natural_action, action, activity
7. formation - noun
· creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"
Hypernym(s): creating_by_mental_acts
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