formation

1. n. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. Source: opted

2. n. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart. Source: opted

3. n. A substance formed or deposited. Source: opted

4. n. Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations. Source: opted

5. n. A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation. Source: opted

6. n. The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. Source: opted

7. n. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit Source: wordnet

8. n. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape Source: wordnet

9. n. the act of forming or establishing something Source: wordnet

10. n. (geology) the geological features of the earth Source: wordnet

11. n. a particular spatial arrangement Source: wordnet

12. n. natural process that causes something to form Source: wordnet

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