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Formation
Formation For*ma"tion, n. [L. formatio: cf. F. formation.]
1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a
shaping. --Beattie.
2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure;
construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar
formation of the heart.
3. A substance formed or deposited.
4. (Geol.)
(a) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with
reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation
about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations.
(b) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the
Eocene formation.
5. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a
square, column, etc. --Farrow.
Meaning of Formation from wikipedia
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- In linguistics, word formation is the creation of a new word. Word formation is sometimes contrasted with semantic change, which is a change in a single...
- The reticular formation is a set of interconnected nuclei that are located throughout the brainstem. The reticular formation is not anatomically well defined...
- A formation was a variation of the single-wing formation used with great success by the New York Giants of the 1930s and early 1940s. This formation was...
- Herringbone is one type of military formation (named after the Herringbone pattern). When in a Herringbone formation, the person at the front of the squad...
- Dvuyakornaya Formation is a geological formation in Crimea, south of Yalta. Remains found there include: ammonites, and brachiopods V. V. Arkad’ev; A...
- list of common and historically significant formations in American football. In football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned...
