FORMATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of forming something
   Synonym(s)
   • constitution (what does constitution mean?)
   • establishment (what does establishment mean?)
   • organisation (what does organisation mean?)
   • organization (what does organization mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the constitution of a PTA group last year
   • it was the establishment of his reputation
   • he still remembers the organization of the club
   Hypernyms(s) formation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • beginning (what does beginning mean?)
   • start (what does start mean?)
   • commencement (what does commencement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • unionization (what does unionization mean?)
   • unionisation (what does unionisation mean?)
   • collectivization (what does collectivization mean?)
   • collectivisation (what does collectivisation mean?)
   • communization (what does communization mean?)
   • communisation (what does communisation mean?)
   • federation (what does federation mean?)
   • colonization (what does colonization mean?)
   • colonisation (what does colonisation mean?)
   • settlement (what does settlement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • unionize (what does unionize mean?)
   • unionise (what does unionise mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
   • prepare (what does prepare mean?)
   • devise (what does devise mean?)
   • get up (what does get up mean?)
   • machinate (what does machinate mean?)
   • unionize (what does unionize mean?)
   • unionise (what does unionise mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
   • prepare (what does prepare mean?)
   • devise (what does devise mean?)
   • get up (what does get up mean?)
   • machinate (what does machinate mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
   • coordinate (what does coordinate mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • mould (what does mould mean?)
   • forge (what does forge mean?)
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   • found (what does found mean?)
   • launch (what does launch mean?)
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   • found (what does found mean?)
   • plant (what does plant mean?)
   • constitute (what does constitute mean?)
   • institute (what does institute mean?)
   • establish (what does establish mean?)
   • found (what does found mean?)
   • plant (what does plant mean?)
   • constitute (what does constitute mean?)
   • institute (what does institute mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the fabrication of something in a particular shape
   Synonym(s)
   • shaping (what does shaping mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) formation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fabrication (what does fabrication mean?)
   • manufacture (what does manufacture mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • filing (what does filing mean?)
   • forging (what does forging mean?)
   • metalworking (what does metalworking mean?)
   • metalwork (what does metalwork mean?)
   • granulation (what does granulation mean?)
   • grooving (what does grooving mean?)
   • rifling (what does rifling mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • mould (what does mould mean?)
   • forge (what does forge mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • mould (what does mould mean?)
   • forge (what does forge mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
3. Meaning
   • creation by mental activity
   Usage Example(s)
   • the formation of sentences
   • the formation of memories
   Hypernyms(s) formation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • creating by mental acts (what does creating by mental acts mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • affixation (what does affixation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • take form (what does take form mean?)
   • take shape (what does take shape mean?)
   • spring (what does spring mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a particular spatial arrangement
   Hypernyms(s) formation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • placement (what does placement mean?)
   • arrangement (what does arrangement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • raster (what does raster mean?)
   • rig (what does rig mean?)
   • rigging (what does rigging mean?)
   • split (what does split mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • mould (what does mould mean?)
   • forge (what does forge mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
5. Meaning
   • an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
   Usage Example(s)
   • a defensive formation
   • a formation of planes
   Hypernyms(s) formation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arrangement (what does arrangement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • flight (what does flight mean?)
   • military formation (what does military formation mean?)
   • backfield (what does backfield mean?)
   • secondary (what does secondary mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • center (what does center mean?)
   • flank (what does flank mean?)
   • wing (what does wing mean?)
   • head (what does head mean?)
   • rear (what does rear mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • organize (what does organize mean?)
   • organise (what does organise mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (geology) the geological features of the earth
   Synonym(s)
   • geological formation (what does geological formation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) formation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • natural object (what does natural object mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • aquifer (what does aquifer mean?)
   • beach (what does beach mean?)
   • cliff (what does cliff mean?)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • drop-off (what does drop-off mean?)
   • delta (what does delta mean?)
   • diapir (what does diapir mean?)
   • folium (what does folium mean?)
   • foreshore (what does foreshore mean?)
   • ice mass (what does ice mass mean?)
   • lakefront (what does lakefront mean?)
   • massif (what does massif mean?)
   • monocline (what does monocline mean?)
   • mouth (what does mouth mean?)
   • natural depression (what does natural depression mean?)
   • depression (what does depression mean?)
   • natural elevation (what does natural elevation mean?)
   • elevation (what does elevation mean?)
   • oceanfront (what does oceanfront mean?)
   • Pillars of Hercules (what does Pillars of Hercules mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • mountain range (what does mountain range mean?)
   • range of mountains (what does range of mountains mean?)
   • chain (what does chain mean?)
   • mountain chain (what does mountain chain mean?)
   • chain of mountains (what does chain of mountains mean?)
   • relict (what does relict mean?)
   • ridge (what does ridge mean?)
   • shore (what does shore mean?)
   • slope (what does slope mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • side (what does side mean?)
   • spring (what does spring mean?)
   • fountain (what does fountain mean?)
   • outflow (what does outflow mean?)
   • outpouring (what does outpouring mean?)
   • natural spring (what does natural spring mean?)
   • talus (what does talus mean?)
   • scree (what does scree mean?)
   • vein (what does vein mean?)
   • mineral vein (what does mineral vein mean?)
   • wall (what does wall mean?)
   • water table (what does water table mean?)
   • water level (what does water level mean?)
   • groundwater level (what does groundwater level mean?)
7. Meaning
   • natural process that causes something to form
   Usage Example(s)
   • the formation of gas in the intestine
   • the formation of crystals
   • the formation of pseudopods
   Hypernyms(s) formation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • natural process (what does natural process mean?)
   • natural action (what does natural action mean?)
   • action (what does action mean?)
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • incrustation (what does incrustation mean?)
   • encrustation (what does encrustation mean?)
   • reticulation (what does reticulation mean?)