Meaning & use
formation
The process of forming something, or a particular arrangement or structure that results.
See it in a sentence
The formation of the committee took several months of negotiation among the departments.
The geese flew south in a tight V-shaped formation across the gray sky.
A note on using this word
Formation can describe an abstract process (team formation) or a physical arrangement (rock formation, flying formation).
Words with a similar meaning
arrangementstructure
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A group of people or things arranged in a particular pattern or order.
The soldiers marched into the stadium in a precise square formation.
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