[ US /fɔɹˈmeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /fɔːmˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a particular spatial arrangement
  2. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
    a formation of planes
    a defensive formation
  3. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
  4. creation by mental activity
    the formation of memories
    the formation of sentences
  5. (geology) the geological features of the earth
  6. natural process that causes something to form
    the formation of gas in the intestine
    the formation of crystals
    the formation of pseudopods
  7. the act of forming or establishing something
    the constitution of a PTA group last year
    he still remembers the organization of the club
    it was the establishment of his reputation
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How To Use formation In A Sentence

  • One infers that all of this would be computerised information.
  • The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ... "Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done."
  • There is so much to enjoy here that it is a pity that a good deal of the information imparted is demonstrably wrong. The Times Literary Supplement
  • The warden of prisons was contacted for information on the convict's behavior on the chain gang, or in a few cases on the State Farm.
  • The formation of coral terraces is interpreted as the product of approximately uniform long-term uplift superimposed on eustatic changes in sea level.
  • Our interneuronal connections in our brain, for example, process information at chemical signaling speeds of a few hundred feet per second, compared to a billion feet per second for electronics - electronics is a million times faster.
  • While maintaining a level of accessibility and providing information are important, this must not dumb the work down, compromise the artists' intentions, or remove the challenge aspect of art that many people thrive on.
  • There's a lot of useful information on the countries in the world at the back of the dictionary.
  • There wasn't a lot of information there; I had to expand on it, invent the colour scheme.
  • Please be assured that eHarmony uses robust security measures, including password hashing and data encryption, to protect our members' personal information. TIME.com: Top Stories
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