formation formation

noun

() an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit  ( formation )
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
 a defensive formation
a defensive formation
 a formation of planes
a formation of planes

() the act of forming or establishing something  ( organisation, organization, constitution, formation, establishment )
the act of forming or establishing something
 the constitution of a PTA group last year
the constitution of a PTA group last year
 it was the establishment of his reputation
it was the establishment of his reputation
 he still remembers the organization of the club
he still remembers the organization of the club

() the act of fabricating something in a particular shape  ( shaping, formation )
the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

() a particular spatial arrangement  ( formation )
a particular spatial arrangement

() (geology) the geological features of the earth  ( geological formation, formation )
(geology) the geological features of the earth

creation by mental activity  ( formation )
creation by mental activity
 the formation of sentences
the formation of sentences
 the formation of memories
the formation of memories

natural process that causes something to form  ( formation )
natural process that causes something to form
 the formation of gas in the intestine
the formation of gas in the intestine
 the formation of crystals
the formation of crystals
 the formation of pseudopods
the formation of pseudopods