单词 | formation |
释义 | formation/fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n /noun 1 [mass noun] The action of forming or process of being formed: the formation of the Great Rift Valley...
Synonyms emergence, coming into being, genesis, development, evolution, origination, shaping, generation establishment, setting up, start, getting going, initiation, institution, founding, foundation, inception, creation, inauguration, organization, building, construction, installation, planting 2A thing that has been formed: strange black rock formations 2.1A group of people or things in a particular arrangement or pattern: they sat in orderly ranks in a circular formation [mass noun]: the jets took off in formation...
Synonyms configuration, arrangement, pattern, array, alignment, positioning, disposition, order, ordering, organization, design, marshalling, grouping, layout, format Derivativesformational
OriginLate Middle English: from Latin formatio(n-), from formare 'to form' (see form). |
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