formation 音标拼音: [fɔrm'eʃən]
n . 形成,构成;形成物,结构
形成,构成;形成物,结构
formation 构造
formation 成形
formation n 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 [
synonym :
{
formation }, {
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 " [
synonym : {
constitution },
{
establishment }, {
formation }, {
organization }, {
organisation }]
4 : (
geology )
the geological features of the earth [
synonym :
{
geological formation }, {
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 "
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n . [
L .
formatio :
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F .
formation .]
1 .
The act of giving form or shape to anything ;
a forming ;
a shaping . --
Beattie .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
The manner in which a thing is formed ;
structure ;
construction ;
conformation ;
form ;
as ,
the peculiar formation of the heart .
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3 .
A substance formed or deposited .
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4 . (
Geol .)
(
a )
Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin ;
as ,
the siliceous formation about geysers ;
alluvial formations ;
marine formations .
(
b )
A group of beds of the same age or period ;
as ,
the Eocene formation .
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5 . (
Mil .)
The arrangement of a body of troops ,
as in a square ,
column ,
etc . --
Farrow .
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1913 Webster ]
186 Moby Thesaurus words for "
formation ":
Platonic form ,
Platonic idea ,
accumulation ,
acronym ,
acrostic ,
aesthetic form ,
allocation ,
allotment ,
anatomy ,
appearance ,
apportionment ,
archetype ,
architectonics ,
architecture ,
arrangement ,
array ,
arraying ,
art form ,
assemblage ,
assembly ,
avyayibhava ,
back formation ,
build ,
building ,
buildup ,
cast ,
casting ,
clipped word ,
close formation ,
collation ,
collocation ,
combination ,
composition ,
compound ,
concord ,
configuration ,
conformation ,
conjugate ,
constitution ,
construction ,
conversion ,
crafting ,
craftsmanship ,
creation ,
crystallization ,
cultivation ,
cut ,
deployment ,
design ,
development ,
devising ,
display ,
disposal ,
disposition ,
distribution ,
dvandva ,
dvigu ,
echelon ,
effectuation ,
efformation ,
elaboration ,
embodiment ,
endocentric compound ,
erection ,
establishment ,
exocentric compound ,
extraction ,
fabric ,
fabrication ,
fashion ,
fashioning ,
figuration ,
figure ,
forging ,
form ,
format ,
formation flying ,
formature ,
forming ,
formulation ,
foundation ,
founding ,
frame ,
framing ,
generation ,
genesis ,
genre ,
getup ,
grouping ,
growing ,
handicraft ,
handiwork ,
harmony ,
harvesting ,
impression ,
inauguration ,
inception ,
incorporation ,
inner form ,
installation ,
institution ,
junction ,
layout ,
lineup ,
machining ,
make ,
makeup ,
making ,
manufacture ,
manufacturing ,
marshaling ,
materialization ,
matrix ,
milling ,
mining ,
mixture ,
modality ,
mode ,
model ,
modeling ,
mold ,
molding ,
morphogenesis ,
morphogeny ,
order ,
ordering ,
organic structure ,
organism ,
organization ,
organizing ,
paronym ,
pattern ,
patterning ,
peace ,
physique ,
piecing together ,
placement ,
plan ,
prefabrication ,
preparation ,
processing ,
producing ,
production ,
proportion ,
prototype ,
putting together ,
quiet ,
quietude ,
raising ,
realization ,
refining ,
regimentation ,
regularity ,
routine ,
sculpture ,
set ,
set -
up ,
setting -
up ,
setup ,
shape ,
shaping ,
significant form ,
smelting ,
spoonerism ,
stamp ,
structure ,
structuring ,
style ,
symmetry ,
syneresis ,
syntax ,
synthesis ,
system ,
tatpurusha ,
tectonics ,
texture ,
tissue ,
tranquillity ,
turn ,
type ,
uniformity ,
warp and woof ,
weave ,
web ,
word form ,
workmanship
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