Associations to the word «Formation»

FORMATION, noun. Something possessing structure or form.

FORMATION, noun. The act of assembling a group or structure.

FORMATION, noun. (geology) A rock or face of a mountain.

FORMATION, noun. (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.

FORMATION, noun. (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".

FORMATION, noun. The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.

FORMATION, noun. The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.

FORMATION LAP, noun. Parade lap

FORMATION RULE, noun. (logic) One of a set of rules ("formation rules") used to construct well-formed formulas of a formal language.

FORMATION RULES, noun. Plural of formation rule

FORMATION WATER, noun. A natural layer of water inside oil and gas reservoirs.

FORMATION, noun. An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes".

FORMATION, noun. The act of fabricating something in a particular shape.

FORMATION, noun. The act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club".

FORMATION, noun. (geology) the geological features of the earth.

FORMATION, noun. A particular spatial arrangement.

FORMATION, noun. Natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods".

FORMATION, noun. Creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories".