Found 4 items, similar to Formation.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: formation pembentukan
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: formation formasi, pembentukan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: formation formation n 1: an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; “a defensive formation”; “a formation of planes” 2: a particular spatial arrangement 3: the fabrication of something in a particular shape [syn: shaping] 4: the act of forming 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] 5: (geology) the geological features of the earth [syn: geological formation ] 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”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Formation Formation \For*ma"tion\ (f[o^]r*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. formatio: cf. F. formation.] 1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. --Beattie. [1913 Webster] 2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart. [1913 Webster] 3. A substance formed or deposited. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. --Farrow. [1913 Webster]