formation

n. forming, making; structure, arrangement; configuration; configuration of troops (Military); creation, establishment

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Noun
1. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
(hypernym) arrangement
(hyponym) flight
(derivation) form, organize, organise
2. a particular spatial arrangement
(hypernym) placement, arrangement
(hyponym) raster
(derivation) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
3. the fabrication of something in a particular shape
(synonym) shaping
(hypernym) fabrication, manufacture
(hyponym) filing
(derivation) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
4. the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
(synonym) constitution, establishment, organization, organisation
(hypernym) beginning, start, commencement
(hyponym) unionization, unionisation
(derivation) form, organize, organise
5. (geology) the geological features of the earth
(synonym) geological formation
(hypernym) natural object
(hyponym) aquifer
(classification) geology
6. natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(hyponym) incrustation, encrustation
7. creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"
(hypernym) creating by mental acts
(hyponym) affixation
(derivation) form, take form, take shape, spring

nf. configuration, formation, arrangement of elements

nf. formation, forming; training, molding; education, traineeship; grounding, development