formation meaning and definition

FORMATION noun

Definition of formation (noun)

1. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
   • "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
   • synonyms: shaping
3. 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"
   • synonyms: constitution, establishment, organisation, organization
4. (geology) the geological features of the earth
   • synonyms: geological formation
5. a particular spatial arrangement
6. natural process that causes something to form
   • "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
7. creation by mental activity
   • "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"