Definition of Formation. Meaning of Formation. Synonyms of Formation

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Definition of Formation

Formation
Formation For*ma"tion, n. [L. formatio: cf. F. formation.] 1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. --Beattie. 2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart. 3. A substance formed or deposited. 4. (Geol.) (a) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations. (b) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the Eocene formation. 5. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. --Farrow.

Meaning of Formation from wikipedia

- 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...
- In psychoanalytic theory, reaction formation (German: Reaktionsbildung) is a defense mechanism in which emotions, desires and impulses that are anxiety-producing...
- 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...
- some felsic crust existed as early as 4.4 Ga, only 140 Ma after Earth's formation. There are two main models of how this initial small volume of continental...
- 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...
- Back-formation is the process or result of creating a new word via morphology, typically by removing or substituting actual or supposed affixes from a...
- A rock formation is an isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrop. Rock formations are usually the result of weathering and erosion sculpting...
- In linguistics, word formation is an ambiguous term that can refer to either: the processes through which words can change (i.e. morphology), or the creation...
- Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in interstellar space—sometimes referred to as "stellar nurseries" or "star-forming...