formation

Noun

• creation by mental activity
  • the formation of sentences
    
  • the formation of memories
    

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

• a particular spatial arrangement

• (geology) the geological features of the earth

• 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
    

• the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  geological formation , constitution , establishment , organization , organisation , shaping