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Formation

/fə(ɹ).ˈmeɪ.ʃən/

Something possessing structure or form.

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📖 Definitions of "Formation"

noun

1
Something possessing structure or form.
2
The act of assembling a group or structure.
3
The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
4
A rock or face of a mountain.

🔄 Synonyms of "Formation"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
organizationnoun	(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
geologynoun	The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
organisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
shapingnoun	The action of the verb to shape.
geological formation	A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column).
constitutionnoun	(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
establishmentnoun	That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Formation"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
shapingnoun	The action of the verb to shape.
organizationnoun	(countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
organisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
establishmentnoun	That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
constitutionnoun	(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
geologynoun	The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
geological formation	A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column).
compositionnoun	A work of music, literature or art.
formingnoun	The act by which something is formed; formation.
formativenoun	(linguistic morphology) A language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function (that is, forming a word from a root or another word).
formnoun	(heading, physical) To do with shape.
configurationnoun	The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
generationnoun	A group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.
structuringnoun	Structure; organization.
creationnoun	(uncountable) The act of creating something.
groupingnoun	(countable) A collection of things or people united as a group.
constituentnoun	A resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
buildnoun	(countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
foundationnoun	That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
createverb	(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)