Meaning of formation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of assembling a group or structure.
   countable, uncountable
2. A long layer of sediments or rocks that look alike and were formed at the same time. Formations are shown on geological maps, much as highways are shown on road maps.
3. training, education
4. Something possessing structure or form.
   countable, uncountable
5. A way or condition of being arranged:arrangement, categorization, classification, deployment, disposal, disposition, distribution, grouping, layout, lineup, order, organization, placement, sequence.
6. alignment (ordered group of people)
7. The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
   countable, uncountable
8. to be in good spirits or health. She's in good form after her holiday. in 'n goeie kondisie يَفيض حَيَوِيَّه، يكون في معنويات عاليَه в добро здраве estar em forma být v dobré formě gut in Form sein i form; ved godt helbred σε καλή κατάσταση, σε φόρμα estar en buena forma heas vormis olema سرحال بودن olla hyvässä kunnossa être en forme מַצַב רוּח חִיוּבִי अच्छी स्थिति में होना biti u formi jó kondícióban, formában van sehat vera í góðu ástandi essere in forma 調子が良い 호조이다 būti geros formos būt l...
9. A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.
   countable, uncountable
10. A layer of rock of common origin.
    countable, uncountable
11. having the shape, character, style etc of. He wrote a novel in the form of a diary. in die vorm van عَلى هَيْئَة، على شَكْل под формата на em forma de ve formě in Form von i form af με τη μορφή en forma de kujul در قالب؛ به شکل jnk muotoinen sous forme deצורה के रूप में u obliku alakjában dalam bentuk í formi, eins og in/sotto forma di ～の形で ...의 형식으로 forma veidā; formā dalam bentuk vormi form av w formie/postaci د یو شی په شکل، قالب em forma de sub formă de в форме (чего-л.) vo forme, v tvare...
    etc
12. An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
    countable, uncountable
13. formación; composición; conjunto.
14. An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
    countable, uncountable
15. The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
16. The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
    countable, uncountable
17. Something formed: beautiful cloud formations.
18. A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
    countable, uncountable
19. The manner or style in which something is formed; structure: the distinctive formation of the human eye.
20. A specified arrangement or deployment, as of aircraft, troops, or players on a sports team.
21. Geology A primary unit in the mapping of rock strata, consisting of a set of contemporaneous rocks having the same characteristics and origin.
    Geology

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Examples

“Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.”

“Over a broad region, the color of a formation may change.”

“N'Golo Kanté embodies both sides of this, a player whose early scratchiness was soothed with glorious results in the new 3-4-3 formation, allowed simply to be his best, most wonderfully mobile, diligent, destructive self.”

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