an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; a defensive formation; a formation of planes'

the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

[ Syn: shaping ]

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

[ Syn: constitution , establishment , organization , organisation ]

(geology) the geological features of the earth

[ Syn: geological formation ]

a particular spatial arrangement

natural process that causes something to form; the formation of gas in the intestine; the formation of crystals; the formation of pseudopods'

creation by mental activity; the formation of sentences; the formation of memories'