formation
formation is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 36 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart.
- 2.A substance formed or deposited.
- 3.(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.
- 4.(Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a square, column, etc. Farrow.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- admission
- admit
- build
- class
- combination
- component
- compose
- composed
- composition
- comprehend
- comprehension
- consist
- constitute
- constitution
- contain
- crasis
- drag
- embodiment
- embody
- embrace
- enter
- fill
- form
- formed
- hold
- implicate
- include
- inclusion
- into
- involve
- made
- make
- reception
- resolved
- take
- the
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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