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.
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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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