Meaning & use

formation

noun·Academic

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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