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Definition: Meaning of, formation in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n /

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  1. [uncountable] the process of starting a new organization or group [=  creation]
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  2. [uncountable] the process by which something develops into a particular thing or shape
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  3. [countable] the way in which a group of things are arranged to form a pattern or shape
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  4. in formation if a group of planes, ships, soldiers etc are moving in formation, they are flying, marching etc in a particular order or pattern
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  5. [uncountable and countable] rock or cloud that is formed in a particular shape, or the shape in which it is formed
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  6. [uncountable and countable] technical society, politics etc seen as a system of practices and beliefs
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formation used in phrases

  • V-formation (noun)
    1. if birds or planes fly in a V-formation, they form the shape of the letter V as they fly
  • back formation (noun)
    1. a new word formed from an older word, for example 'televise', which is formed from 'television'
  • back-formation (noun)
    1. usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix a word invented on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it
  • calque formation (noun)
    1. an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language
  • geological formation (noun)
    1. geology the geological features of the earth
  • heat of formation (noun)
    1. the heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one mole of a substance from its component elements
  • military formation (noun)
    1. military a formation of troops
  • pair formation (noun)
    1. the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus
  • re-formation (noun)
    1. especially with improvements or removal of defects forming again ; renewing and reconstituting
  • reaction formation (noun)
    1. psychiatry a defence mechanism in which a person unconsciously develops attitudes and behaviour that are the opposite of unacceptable repressed desires and impulses and serve to conceal them
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