noun
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
Examples
- a defensive formation
- a formation of planes
noun
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
Synonyms
noun
the act of forming or establishing something
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
Synonyms
geological formation
noun
a particular spatial arrangement
noun
natural process that causes something to form
Examples
- the formation of gas in the intestine
- the formation of crystals
- the formation of pseudopods
noun
creation by mental activity
Examples
- the formation of sentences
- the formation of memories