- Look up
formation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Formation may
refer to: Back-
formation, the
process of
creating a new
lexeme by
removing or affixes...
- A
geological formation, or
simply formation, is a body of rock
having a
consistent set of
physical characteristics (lithology) that
distinguishes it from...
- A rock
formation is an isolated, scenic, or
spectacular surface rock outcrop. Rock
formations are
usually the
result of
weathering and
erosion sculpting...
- defense.
These in turn
manage military branches that
themselves command formations and
units specialising in combat,
combat support and combat-service support...
- Star
formation is the
process by
which dense regions within molecular clouds in
interstellar space,
sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming...
- the
standard enthalpy of
formation or
standard heat of
formation of a
compound is the
change of
enthalpy during the
formation of 1 mole of the substance...
-
galaxy formation and
evolution is
concerned with the
processes that
formed a
heterogeneous universe from a
homogeneous beginning, the
formation of the...
- road,
pavement or
railway track (US:
railroad track). It is also
called formation level. The
subgrade provides support to the
subbase level and acts as...
- football, a single-wing
formation was a
precursor to the
modern spread or
shotgun formation. The term
usually connotes formations in
which the snap is tossed...
- In ****ociation football, the
formation of a team
refers to the
position players take in
relation to each
other on a pitch. As ****ociation
football is...
