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formation

fɒ:'meiʃәn8 senses · 212 ms
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noun/fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n//fɔɹˈmeɪʃ(ə)n//foːˈmæɪʃ(ə)n/
  1. 1

    The act of assembling a group or structure.countableuncountable

    • Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
  2. 2

    Something possessing structure or form.countableuncountable

  3. 3

    The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.countableuncountable

  4. 4

    A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.countableuncountable

  5. 5

    A layer of rock of common origin.countableuncountable

    • Over a broad region, the color of a formation may change.
  6. 6

    An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".countableuncountable

  7. 7

    An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.countableuncountable

    • N'Golo Kanté embodies both sides of this, a player whose early scratchiness was soothed with glorious results in the new 3-4-3 formation, allowed simply to be his best, most wonderfully mobile, diligent, destructive self.
  8. 8

    The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.countableuncountable

  9. 9

    A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.countableuncountable

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