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formation

/fɔɹˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/noun3 syllables

Formation means: the act of forming or establishing something.

Synonyms for formation6

noun, as in the act of forming or establishing something

constitution, establishment, organization, organisation

noun, as in the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

shaping

noun, as in (geology) the geological features of the earth

geological formation

What does formation mean?7

noun

1

the act of forming or establishing something“the constitution of a PTA group last year”

2

the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

3

(geology) the geological features of the earth

4

an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit“a defensive formation”

5

a particular spatial arrangement

6

natural process that causes something to form“the formation of gas in the intestine”

7

creation by mental activity“the formation of sentences”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with formation?60

two syllables

stationnation
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All 60 rhymes for formation, grouped by syllable

Formation in a sentence

  • The formation and movement of hurricanes are capricious, even with our present-day technology.steverules123
  • Cats do not fly in formation, in fact, they don't fly at all.Everybody
  • Fundamentally, the formation of the twelve zodiac signs is related to animal worship.unknown
  • A possible explanation would be the formation of pore-like structures.marcelostockle
  • I am not completely satisfied with the formation of this phrase.Alex93
  • Antigens are substances capable of provoking the formation of antibodies.XenoKat
  • Bread allowed the formation of early human societies.Eccles17
  • The flowering of literature contributed to the formation of a national identity.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of formation

as a noun

plural
formations